Gastrostomy placement improves height and weight gain in girls with Rett syndrome.

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BACKGROUND: Growth failure and undernutrition complicate the clinical course of girls with Rett syndrome (RTT). These abnormalities are, in part, the consequence of oral motor dysfunction and inadequate dietary intake. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether gastrostomy placement for nutritional therapy alters the natural history of growth failure and undernutrition in RTT. HYPOTHESIS: We hypothesized that gastrostomy...

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