Credit: David Gresham, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Laura Elguea (right) adjusts the helmet on her daughter Naomi, a 3-year-old Rett syndrome patient at UT Southwestern. Dr. Darrah Haffner (left) holds Naomi’s hand as Dr. Sailaja Golla looks on. A new study from UT Southwestern may explain why patients like Naomi display repetitive hand behaviors.