Article
Age of diagnosis in Rett syndrome: patterns of recognition among diagnosticians and risk factors for late diagnosis.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Jun 2015
Tarquinio Daniel C, Hou Wei, Neul Jeffrey L, Lane Jane B, Barnes Katherine V, O'Leary Heather M, Bruck Natalie M, Kaufmann Walter E, Motil Kathleen J, Glaze Daniel G, Skinner Steven A, Annese Fran, Baggett Lauren, Barrish Judy O, Geerts Suzanne P, Percy Alan K
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Diagnosis of Rett syndrome (RTT) is often delayed. We sought to determine the type of physician who typically makes the RTT diagnosis and to identify risk factors for delayed diagnosis. METHODS: A total of 1085 participants from the multicenter longitudinal RTT natural history study with classic and atypical RTT were recruited between 2006 and 2014. Age of diagnosis, diagnostician, diagnostic criteria,...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Age of Onset
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Delayed Diagnosis
- Female
- Humans
- Infant