Motor Impairments in Angelman Syndrome

J Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-4-11

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Motor Impairments in Angelman Syndrome

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J Gordon Millichap

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, US

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Keywords: Angelman Syndrome, Muscle Weakness, Hand Flapping

How to Cite: Millichap, J.G., 2004. Motor Impairments in Angelman Syndrome. Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 18(4), pp.32–32. DOI: http://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-4-11

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Published on 01 Apr 2004

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Of 33 children and adolescents (median age 6 years) investigated for learning disability, epilepsy, and motor dysfunction to detect suspected Angelman syndrome (AS), in a study at Goteborg University, Sweden, 23 fulfilled criteria for AS. Distal lower limb spasticity, ataxic like gait with hand flapping, and muscle weakness, milder than findings in most CP, were significantly more frequent in AS than in a comparison group. [1]

References

Beckung, E, Steffenburg, S and Kyllerman, M (2004). Motor impairments, neurological signs, and developmental level in individuals with Angelman syndrome. Dev Med Child Neurol Apr 200446(4): 239–43, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0012162204000398 [PubMed]

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[CIT0001] Beckung, E, Steffenburg, S and Kyllerman, M (2004). Motor impairments, neurological signs, and developmental level in individuals with Angelman syndrome. Dev Med Child Neurol Apr 200446(4): 239–43, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0012162204000398 [PubMed]