What is it? Angelman’s syndrome is a genetic neurological pathology resulting from an intellectual deficit and dysmorphic clinical manifestations (which concern the deformation of one or more limbs). This disease is rare and its global prevalence (number of cases in a given population, at a given time) is estimated to be 1/20 000 to 1 […]
Symptoms and Diagnosis Angelman’s syndrome, which affects 1 in 20,000 births (indifferently both sexes), is characterized by delayed psychomotor development, mental retardation, impaired balance and coordination (ataxia), and walking unstable. In 100% of the cases, the “Angelman” have a joyous appearance: they have easy and frequent laughter and hyperexcitability accompanied by a certain motor agitation. An agitation […]