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Rett syndrome in a patient with medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
R P Beekman1, N Hofstee, J A Smeitink
1Twenteborg Hospital, Almelo, The Netherlands.
European Journal of Pediatrics
|April 1, 1994
Abstract:
A female patient with medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency developed normally until 13 months of age after which she showed a gradual developmental delay, followed by progressive dementia, and a decrease in head circumference growth culminating in the diagnosis of Rett syndrome at 3.5 years.