OSTEOPENIA IN RETT-SYNDROME

Authors
HAAS RH DIXON SD SARTORIS DJ HENNESSY MJ
Citation
Rh. Haas et al., OSTEOPENIA IN RETT-SYNDROME, The Journal of pediatrics, 131(5), 1997, pp. 771-774
Citations number
11
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
131
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
771 - 774
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1997)131:5<771:>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Bone density analysis, dietary intake, and anthropometrics were compar ed in 20 subjects with Rett syndrome (R), 25 normal control subjects, and 11 girls with cerebral palsy. Bone mineral density, bone mineral c ontent, and spine (bone) mineral density were significantly reduced in the RS group. When weight and age were kept constant, the Lone densit y was still reduced in the patients with RS. Subjects with RS are at r isk for osteoporosis.