Growth, Feeding and Nutrition in Rett Syndrome: Retrospective Audit of Twenty Years' Experience From an Australian Multidisciplinary Management Clinic

Growth and weight gain in this cohort of females with Rett syndrome supports the pattern observed in other Rett syndrome cohorts. Given the risk of inadequate nutrition, and that optimal nutritional status is undefined in Rett syndrome, there is a need for individualised ongoing clinical assessment of nutritional status and feeding, with a multidisciplinary approach. Oropharyngeal dysphagia and compensatory feeding strategies were common, with feeding safety requiring close monitoring. The burden of assisted feeding was high.