Physical growth during adolescence in mentally retarded children

The prevalence of minor physical anomalies in mentally retarded children.

The prevalence of minor physical anomalies was examined in a sample of 109 children with idiopathic mental retardation (65 boys and 44 girls). Control group consisted of 246 healthy schoolchildren (123 boys and 123 girls) aged 8 to 12 years. A comparison was made between number of found minor anomalies per child (W1) and their Waldrop weight scores (W2) in healthy and mentally retarded (MR) chi...

Public attitudes toward mentally retarded children.

The recent trend toward integrating mentally retarded children in the community and public school warrants examination of public attitudes toward these children. Factor analysis of equestionnaire responses of 430 adults revealed for factors underlying attitudes toward retarded children: positive stereotype, segregation in the community, segregation in the classroom, and perceived physical and i...

Growth hormone release during sleep in growth retarded children.

Hepatitis A virus antibody in mentally retarded children.

Hepatitis A virus is an important public health problem especially in areas where hygiene and sanitation are improving such as Southeast Asia because, while the total number of cases of hepatitis A infection are reduced, the number of symptomatic and severe cases increase. The antibody prevalence in Bangkok and in rural areas of Thailand has markedly declined among children and adolescents (Poo...

Intestinal parasites in a Saudi center for mentally retarded children.

Intestinal parasitic infections are common in mental institutions (Jeffrey, 1960; Yoeli et ai, 1972). In Saudi Arabia, previous studies have revealed that higher prevalences, especially of giardiasis and amebiasis, exist among residents of closed institutions such as orphanages, child nurseries, rehabilitation centers and schools com­ pared to urban or rural populations (AI-Madani et ai, 1989; ...