Perspectives on hand function in girls and women with Rett syndrome
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Perspectives on hand function in girls and women with Rett syndrome.
OBJECTIVE Rett syndrome is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that is usually associated with a mutation on the X-linked MECP2 gene. Hand function is particularly affected and we discuss theoretical and practical perspectives for optimising hand function in Rett syndrome. METHODS We reviewed the literature pertaining to hand function and stereotypies in Rett syndrome and developed a toolkit f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Developmental Neurorehabilitation
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1751-8423,1751-8431
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2012.758183