Rett Disorder and the Developing Brain Book

1	The clinical background to the Rett disorder	1
2	Towards the genetic basis of Rett syndrome	27
3	The neuropathology of the Rett disorder	57
4	Cortical development in Rett syndrome : molecular, neurochemical, and anatomical aspects	85
5.1	The Rett syndrome : a proposed mechanism of genetic origin and inheritance	111
5.2	Amino acid receptor studies in Rett syndrome	115
5.3	Melatonin and the Rett syndrome disorder	119
5.4	Early abnormality in pterin levels in Rett syndrome	123
5.5	Neurotrophic factors in the pathogenesis of Rett syndrome	125
6	The central autonomic disturbance in Rett syndrome	131
7	The role of genetic and environmental factors in brain development : development of the central monoaminergic nervous system	183
8	The monoamine hypothesis in Rett syndrome	205
9	The central and peripheral autonomic nervous system and possible implications in Rett syndrome patients	227
10.1	Autonomic dysfunction and sudden death in Rett syndrome : prolonged QTc intervals and diminished heart rate variability	251
10.2	Feeding in Rett syndrome	257
10.3	Oropharyngeal dysfunction and upper gastrointestinal dysmotility, a reflection of disturbances in the autonomic nervous system in Rett syndrome	259
10.4	Possible link between skeletal and electrocardiographic abnormalities and autonomic dysfunction in Rett syndrome	265
10.5	The electroencephalogram in Rett syndrome	269
10.6	Electromagnetic stimulation of motor neurons
11	The morphological substrate for communication	277
12	Early infant intelligence and Rett syndrome	303
13	Musical responsiveness in the Rett disorder	327
14.1	Behavioural and emotional features of Rett syndrome	339
14.2	Vision in Rett syndrome : studies using evoked potentials and event-related potentials	343
15	The developmental perspective in Rett disorder : where next?	349