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NEUROLOGY 2006;67:864-866
© 2006 American Academy of Neurology
Historical Brief Communication

Andreas Rett and benign familial neonatal convulsions revisited

F. Zimprich, MD, PhD, G. M. Ronen, MD, MSc, W. Stögmann, MD, C. Baumgartner, MD, E. Stögmann, MD, B. Rett, PhD, C. Pappas, BSc, M. Leppert, PhD, N. Singh, PhD and V. E. Anderson, PhD

From the Department of Clinical Neurology (F.Z., C.B., E.S.), Medical University of Vienna, Gottfried von Preyer's Pediatric Hospital (W.S.), and Cultural Department (B.R.), Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna, Austria; Department of Pediatrics (G.M.R.), McMaster University School of Medicine, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; and Department of Human Genetics (C.P., M.L., N.S.), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; and Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development (V.E.A.), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. F. Zimprich, Universitaetsklinik fur Neurologie, Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien, Waehringer Guertel 18–20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; e-mail: friedrich.zimprich{at}meduniwien.ac.at

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.

Additional material related to this article can be found on the Neurology Web site. Go to www.neurology.org and scroll down the Table of Contents for the September 12 issue to find the title link for this article.

Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interests.

Received August 3, 2005. Accepted in final form May 10, 2006.






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