Rett Syndrome
Rett Syndrome is an uncommon neurodevelopmental disorder that is first discovered when a child is still an infant. This disorder is mostly found in girls, rarely is it ever found in boys. Rett Syndrome cannot be inherited from an early on ancestor, and statistically this syndrome affects one in every 10,000 to 20,000 children. Rett Syndrome has many side effects such as, teeth grinding and delayed development. Rett Syndrome is named after a physician and author who first discovered it, Dr. Andreas Rett (Wiki).
In 1966 an Austrian physician, Dr. Andreas Rett was the first person to have ever recorded anything about Rett Syndrome. Dr. Rett was a well known neurodevelopmental disorder research major (Wiki). He continued to receive …show more content…
However not until Dr. Bengt Hagberg made a second article about this disorder in 1983, was it publicly known (RSRP). Much later after this, in 1999 scientists at Baylor University in Texas, discovered that when the gene MeCP2 is mutated, Rett Syndrome is officially formed (RSRP).
There are many symptoms that go along with Rett, some may be more severe and others not as harmful. Normally when someone has been diagnosed with Rett Syndrome, they lose the ability to use their hands properly, they develop problems with walking often walking on their toes, the head and brain growth is abnormally slow, they have trouble processing information, and have an abundance of seizures. Although this already may seem like a lot of symptoms already there are actually many more (Ninds). This affects roughly every part of the child’s life (Rett Syn.). They may lose the ability to even eat, speak, or breathe properly often times swallowing air or …show more content…
Since the illness is still new there has not yet been a full treatment created. However, speech and physical therapy, along with the use of medication some of the symptoms may die-down and become less harsh. Like many other illnesses, this syndrome requires a medical diagnosis, specially prescribed for the child by a doctor (Rett Syn.). Although the medications can help the side effects die-down the cannot eliminate them completely. They can last for many years, or in many cases a lifetime. This means the child will have to be supervised constantly in order to
Rett Syndrome is an uncommon neurodevelopmental disorder that is first discovered when a child is still an infant. This disorder is mostly found in girls, rarely is it ever found in boys. Rett Syndrome cannot be inherited from an early on ancestor, and statistically this syndrome affects one in every 10,000 to 20,000 children. Rett Syndrome has many side effects such as, teeth grinding and delayed development. Rett Syndrome is named after a physician and author who first discovered it, Dr. Andreas Rett (Wiki).
In 1966 an Austrian physician, Dr. Andreas Rett was the first person to have ever recorded anything about Rett Syndrome. Dr. Rett was a well known neurodevelopmental disorder research major (Wiki). He continued to receive …show more content…
However not until Dr. Bengt Hagberg made a second article about this disorder in 1983, was it publicly known (RSRP). Much later after this, in 1999 scientists at Baylor University in Texas, discovered that when the gene MeCP2 is mutated, Rett Syndrome is officially formed (RSRP).
There are many symptoms that go along with Rett, some may be more severe and others not as harmful. Normally when someone has been diagnosed with Rett Syndrome, they lose the ability to use their hands properly, they develop problems with walking often walking on their toes, the head and brain growth is abnormally slow, they have trouble processing information, and have an abundance of seizures. Although this already may seem like a lot of symptoms already there are actually many more (Ninds). This affects roughly every part of the child’s life (Rett Syn.). They may lose the ability to even eat, speak, or breathe properly often times swallowing air or …show more content…
Since the illness is still new there has not yet been a full treatment created. However, speech and physical therapy, along with the use of medication some of the symptoms may die-down and become less harsh. Like many other illnesses, this syndrome requires a medical diagnosis, specially prescribed for the child by a doctor (Rett Syn.). Although the medications can help the side effects die-down the cannot eliminate them completely. They can last for many years, or in many cases a lifetime. This means the child will have to be supervised constantly in order to