Browsing by Author "Sharma, Vidhya Dev"
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Publication The Cri du Chat syndrome in a 6-year-old boy(Institute of Medicine, 2000) Koirala, Naba Raj; Sharma, Vidhya Dev; Khalid, Abdul; Nepal, Mahendra K; Pradhan, Sudarshan N; Pokharel, AnupamAbstract The partial deletion of short arm of chromosome 5, which is known as Cri du Chat syndrome, although rare is a major cause of mental retardation in children. This case report describes the cognitive and behavioural profile of a six-year old boy who displayed evidences of severe mental retardation, behavioural problem and seizure disorder. Keywords: Cri du Chat, deletion, chromosome, epilepsy