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Angelman syndrome is usually not recognized at birth or in infancy since the developmental problems are nonspecific during this time.

Parents may first suspect the diagnosis after reading about AS or meeting a child with?Angelman syndrom.?The most common age of diagnosis is between three and seven years when the characteristic behaviors and features become most evident. A summary of the developmental and physical findings has recently been published (21) for the purpose of establishing clinical criteria for the diagnosis and these are listed below.

All of the features do not need to be present for the diagnosis to be made, and the diagnosis is often first suspected when the typical behaviors are recognized.
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This entry was posted on Monday, September 10th, 2007 at 4:59 pm and is filed under Angelman Syndrome.