RS was described in 1966 by Andreas Rett and is characterized by a progressive neurological impairment of the central nervous system CNS that presents in early childhood and is characterized by a delay in achieving the typical psy-chomotor skills of children in the same age group, loss of acquired skills and the onset of an autistic condition including automatisms, seizures and mental retardation.
Fue descrito en 1966 por Andreas Rett y se caracteriza por un deterioro neurológico progresivo del sistema nervioso central SNC que aparece en la infancia temprana caracterizado por un retraso para alcanzar las habilidades psicomotrices propias de la edad, pérdida de las habilidades adquiridas y aparición de un estado autista con automatismos, convulsiones y retraso mental.