Developmental milestones and physical therapy in angelman syndrome: Case report

Angelman's Syndrome is characterized for an anomaly 15(q11-13) chromosome this genetic anomaly determines severe delay in the global development with mental and functional compromising. The motor features of AS's patients are ataxia, such as pre native hypotony and tremulousness with ataxic gait in about 90% of the patients. This case report refers to the patient MKL, 10 years old, male. The child, with delay in the gross motor development, presented mioclonic convulsive crisis at 22nd month that were controlled at the 6th year. At age 8 the patient was redirected to the physiotherapy of this institution. During the motor evaluation the patient presented just the cervical control. After the 16th month of gross motor stimulation associate with vestibular, tactile, visual and proprioceptive, acquired rolling skill for the position change; independent sitting, crawling and standing posture; the gait with support and capacity of communication.