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Case Reports
. 1989 Dec;19(4):545-59.
doi: 10.1007/BF02212857.

The borderland of autism and Rett syndrome: five case histories to highlight diagnostic difficulties

C Gillberg  1
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Case Reports

The borderland of autism and Rett syndrome: five case histories to highlight diagnostic difficulties

C Gillberg. J Autism Dev Disord. 1989 Dec.

Abstract

Four girls and one boy with pervasive developmental disorders are described. They all met DSM-III-R criteria for autistic disorder and all also showed many if not all the symptoms currently considered essential for a diagnosis of Rett syndrome. It is concluded that there is considerable overlap between the two disorders and that the symptomatic similarities might mirror common pathophysiological abnormalities at the brainstem level.

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