Mental retardation

Mental Retardation
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below average level of intellectual functioning, usually defined by an IQ of below 70 to 75, combined with limitations in the skills necessary for daily living.
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Mental retardation with optic atrophy, deafness & seizures: A disorder first reported in 1999 by Gustavson and colleagues as a newly recognized X-linked mental retardation syndrome.
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Mental retardation
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Mental retardation is described as a condition that is diagnosed before age 18, and includes below-average general intellectual function, ...
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Mental Retardation
This developmental disability affects roughly three percent of the population. People with mental retardation function at below-average intellectual levels, as measured by IQ tests and other psychological assessment techniques.
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Motormental retardation is described as delayed or decreased development of both mental and motor skills.
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mental retardation
neural tube defects (such as spina bifida)
chromosome abnormalities (such as Down syndrome)
cleft lip/palate
heart defects
short stature
single gene defects (such as cystic fibrosis or PKU)
hearing or visual impairments ...
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Mental retardation, seizures, breathing problems, learning disabilities, bladder and bowel control problems, skeletal deformities, eating difficulties, dental problems, digestive problems, ...
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death
Some of the most common and potentially serious STDs in the United States include: ...
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Mental retardation (25% of cases) and associated:
Small head (microcephaly).
Learning disabilities.
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Mental retardation
Emotional dysfunction
Schizophrenia
Organic brain disease ...
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If an infant has mental retardation from hypothyroidism, thyroid hormone medication will control symptoms of hypothyroidism but will not reverse the mental disabilities.
Too much thyroid hormone medication can increase bone loss (osteoporosis).
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20% Wilms' tumor incidence), isolated hemihypertrophy (3% to 5% Wilms' tumor incidence), Perlman syndrome (characterized by fetal gigantism, renal dysplasia, Wilms' tumor, islet cell hypertrophy, multiple congenital anomalies, and mental retardation), ...
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Someone in the family has had mental retardation or other chromosome problems.
You have had stillbirths or several miscarriages. Stillbirths are babies born dead after 28 weeks of pregnancy.
Something about the pregnancy is not normal.
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MONGOLISM - A congenital condition which is characterized by moderate to severe mental retardation, slanting eyes, a broad short skull, broad hands, and short fingers.
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The majority of children with autism also have mental retardation, which means they're slow to acquire new knowledge or skills. However, some children with autism have normal to high intelligence.
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Drinking during pregnancy can have a number of harmful effects on the newborn, ranging from mental retardation, organ abnormalities, and hyperactivity to learning and behavioral problems. Moreover, many of these disorders last into adulthood.
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Some congenital amino acid metabolic defects cause mental retardation that can prevented with prompt treatment of the newborn. One of the best known examples of this is phenylketonuria (PKU).
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Other problems include a small brain (microcephaly) or other problems of the nervous system that can cause deafness, mental retardation or death.
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blindness or visual disturbance
ataxia, unsteady gait
mental retardation with decreasing mental function
dementia (deterioration of ability to think)
seizures
abnormal increased muscle tone or spasm (myoclonus)
movement disorder (choreoathetosis) ...
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SYMPTOMS"Slow physical development, moderate to severe mental retardation, and facial features which are somewhat flattened. Ears are set low, tongue is large and furrowed, hands are broad and short"and have a single (simian) crease across the palm.
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'We also think of people with disabilities, mental retardation and physical disabilities,' says Edgar. There's a great need for respite in families who have individuals with mental illness or severe emotional disorders.
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A genetic disorder characterized by some degree of mental retardation and by various physical malformations, such as slanted eyes and a broad face.
DPT
A vaccine containing antigens from diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus.
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A disorder caused by the presence of an extra chromosome 21 and characterized by mental retardation and distinguishing physical features.
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Patau syndrome, Edward syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, and Turner syndrome, associated with birth defects and mental retardation.
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