Rett syndrome

Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder affecting the central nervous system.

Arrhythmia

Any cardiac rhythm other than the normal sinus rhythm. Such a rhythm may be either of sinus or ectopic origin and either regular or irregular. An arrhythmia may be due to a disturbance in impulse formation or conduction or both.


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Forensic issues and possible mechanisms of sudden death in Rett syndrome.
Byard RW.
J Clin Forensic Med. 2006;13(2):96-9.
Establishing the precise cause of sudden death in individuals with Rett syndrome may be difficult as epilepsy, defective autonomic nervous system control and cardiac arrhythmias may relate more to functional problems rather than to defects that can be demonstrated at autopsy.