Article
The syndromes described by Kanner and Rett-Hagberg: overlap in an extended family.
Developmental medicine and child neurology - 1 Mar 1990
Gillberg C, Ehlers S, Wahlström J
Abstract excerpt
An extended family is reported in which Rett-Hagberg syndrome, autism with mild ataxia and autism with profound mental retardation occurred separately in three female second-cousins. The authors suggest alternative explanations for the possible association between autism and Rett-Hagberg syndrome: that they may be closely related genetic disorders, or that they may constitute relatively homogeneous phenotypes...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Ataxia
- Autistic Disorder
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Humans
- Intellectual Disability
- Phenotype
- Syndrome