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rETT SYNDOME

rETT SYNDOME . By: Morgan Hughes and Taylor White . Name and Characteristics . The real name is Rett Syndrome Mainly girls get Rett Syndrome Characteristics Difficulty walking and crawling Seizures Breathing difficulties Slowed growth Teeth grinding Sleep disorders

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rETT SYNDOME

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  1. rETT SYNDOME By: Morgan Hughes and Taylor White

  2. Name and Characteristics • The real name is Rett Syndrome • Mainly girls get Rett Syndrome Characteristics • Difficulty walking and crawling • Seizures • Breathing difficulties • Slowed growth • Teeth grinding • Sleep disorders • Affects all ethic groups • Occurs 1 of every 10,000 to 23,000 girls born

  3. Characteristics cont. • Progressively loses communication skills • Repetitive hand movements such as, • Hand wringing • Hand clapping • Finger rubbing • Intellectual disabilities

  4. How and When… • The age of Rett Syndrome varies depending on the child. • Between 6 and 18 months they start to lose voluntary and purposeful use of the hands • As Rett Syndrome goes on the systems get worse by enabling speaking and moving well. • Some girls with Rett Syndrome exhibit behaviors similar to autism

  5. Causes • Rett Syndromes is caused by a change in a gene called MECP2. • Scientists believe that Rett Syndrome changes the gene which causes a chain reaction in your other genes • Rare with men but when they have it its worse than with girls. • They have no protection of the birth defect and die shortly after birth. • They have 1 X chromosome and girls have 2 chromosomes.

  6. Treatment • This birth defect cannot be preventable because people are born with it. • Doctors have yet to find a cure for RettSyndome but, prescribe drugs to help some of the symptoms • People who have RS need assistance in daily life • Physical therapy can help with some of the symptoms

  7. Source • Hunter, Kathy, Valerie Owen, and Alan Percy. "Rett syndrome." World Book Student. World Book, 2011. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. • http://www.supportourribbons.com/custom-ribbon-magnet-sticker/25336/FIND+A+CURE+FOR+++RETT+SYNDROME • http://www.enablecny.org/news/october-is-rett-syndrome-awareness-month • http://drugster.info/ail/pathography/2505/

  8. Questions • 1.) How do you get Rett Syndrome? • 2.) Is there a treatment for Rett Syndromes? • 3.) What does Rett Syndrome do to the gene that causes you get Rett Syndrome? • 4.) True or False. Its more common for boys to get Rett Syndrome • 5.) True or False. Rett Syndrome affect's all ethic groups.

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