•
Only instrument that quantifies the output of arterial baroreceptors
• Only off-the-shelf medical instrument for brainstem
autonomic function
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The NeuroScope™ is now a text book method for
the diagnosis of Rett
Syndrome
What is Rett
syndrome?
It is a congenital
neurodevelopmental disorder caused by gene mutation and it
has six Cardinal Features. Congenital means you are born with
it, although it is usually very difficult to recognise a child
with Rett syndrome in the first year of life.
• Brain immaturity (deficiency of a growth factor)
• Incoordination of thoughts and movements.
• Epilepsy
• Breathing dysrhythmia accompanied by agitation, vacant
spells and faints.
• Dysautonomia
Julu, P.O.O
(2001). The central autonomic disturbance in Rett syndrome. In: Kerr,
A. and Witt Engerstrom, I (eds) Rett Disorder and the Developing
Brain. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp132-181.
