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Title: Andreas Rett and benign familial neonatal convulsions revisited.

Authors: F Zimprich, G M Ronen, W Stögmann, C Baumgartner, E Stogmann, B Rett, C Pappas, M Leppert, N Singh, V E Anderson

Journal, date & volume: Neurology, 2006 Sep 12 , 67, 864-6

PubMed link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16966552

Abstract
In 1964 Andreas Rett published the first account of a family with benign familial neonatal convulsions (BFNC). The authors retraced Rett's family and report that the clinical and genetic features of this original family fit the currently accepted definitions of BFNC. They also consider the career of Dr. Rett, a researcher and social reformer as well as an advocate for the rights of children with developmental disabilities.