Happy puppet syndrome

Happy Puppet Syndrome (obsolete)
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Angelman syndrome (AS) is a rare genetic neurological disorder characterized by severe developmental delays and learning disabilities; the absence or near absence of speech; ...

(also called happy puppet syndrome). The clinical features are craniofacial dysmorphism, microcephaly and feeding problems, with jerky puppet-like movements. The radiological manifestation is microcephaly. There are no specific neuroimaging findings.

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This condition was once known as ‘happy puppet syndrome' because of the child's sunny outlook and jerky movements. It is now called Angelman syndrome after Harry Angelman, the doctor who first investigated the symptoms in 1965.

disorder, it is characterised by profound intellectual deficiency, a striking puppet-like ataxic gait and facial features, paroxysmal laughter and seizures. These features are responsible for its alternative designation as happy puppet syndrome.

The disorder is sometimes called "happy puppet syndrome," because many children with the disorder have jerky, flapping movements of the arms; a stiff, jerky style of walking (gait); a happy, excited demeanor; ...

[1] An older, alternative term for AS, happy puppet syndrome, is generally considered pejorative and stigmatizing so it is no longer used, though it remains useful as a diagnostic heuristic.

See also: Feeding, Angelman Syndrome, Genetics, Symptom, Mental retardation