Abstract
Angelman syndrome is characterized by severe mental retardation, absence of speech, bursts of laughter, ataxia, seizure disorder and facial dysmorphism. This report describes the first 3 children with Angelman syndrome from Bahrain. The diagnosis was based on clinical features and confirmed by the presence of microdeletion of 15q11q13 using fluorescence in situ hybridization.
Article Type
Case Report
First Page
319
Last Page
321
Recommended Citation
Mahmood, Fatima N.; Ali, Fouad A.; and Ali, Ayman K.
(2004)
"Angelman syndrome,"
Neurosciences: Vol. 9:
Iss.
4, Article 18.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/1658-3183.1300
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