Researcher helping to pioneer medical therapy for Fragile X Syndrome presents latest findings

• Medications
  • Open Label Treatment Trial of Lithium to Target the Underlying Defect in FXS
  • Fragile X Conference
  • Atypical Autonomic Regulation in FXS: Contrasts with Normal and Effects of Lithium, Saturday, July 26 1:30 p.m.

Scientific-clinical panel sessions:

• A Conversation with the Experts: Drug Trials and Adults with -Developmental Disabilities—Ethical Issues and Informed Consent, Thursday, July 24, 11 a.m.

• Stem Cell Research and Its Implications for Fragile X Research and Treatment, Thursday, July 24, 1:30 p.m.

Family-friendly panel sessions:

• Psychopharmacology Q & A, Sunday, July 29, 9 a.m.

• Questions, Answers and Difficult Cases: Treatment Issues, Sunday, July 27, 10:30 a.m.

About the Fragile X Syndrome Clinic at Rush

The Fragile X Syndrome clinic at Rush is dedicated to the care of children with Fragile X syndrome, an X-chromosome-linked condition that is the most common inherited cause of mental retardation. The clinic is the only one of its kind in Chicago and one of few in the Midwest.

The fragile X clinic at Rush was started in 1991 to serve the unique needs of the fragile X population. The clinic maintains affiliations with specialists in pediatrics, neurology, genetics, optometry, child psychology, special education/education psychology, speech and language, occupational therapy and dentistry who have experience working with individuals with fragile X syndrome.

About Rush University Medical Center

Rush University Medical Center is an academic medical center that encompasses the more than 600 staffed-bed hospital (including Rush Children's Hospital), the Johnston R. Bowman Health Center and Rush University. Rush University, with more than 1,270 students, is home to one of the first medical schools in the Midwest, and one of the nation's top-ranked nursing colleges. Rush University also offers graduate programs in allied health and the basic sciences. Rush is noted for bringing together clinical care and research to address major health problems, including arthritis and orthopedic disorders, cancer, heart disease, mental illness, neurological disorders and diseases associated with aging.