West syndrome and pschycomotor retardation

Gitelman's syndrome with mental retardation.

A 56-year-old mentally retarded Japanese woman (intelligence quotient: 49) was admitted to our hospital with the chief complaints of headache, dizziness, vomiting, and lower limb paralysis. Laboratory tests showed severe hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia, and hypocalciuria. These findings suggested a diagnosis of Gitelman's syndrome (GS). We examined the thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl ...

Homicide, fragile X syndrome, and mental retardation.

Persons with mental retardation represent 1 to 2% of the worldwide population. Due to their suggestive behavior and ingenuousness, these persons tend to be vulnerable to violence in all its forms. Nevertheless, difficulties concerning impulse control and lack of judgment contribute to disruptive and maladaptive behaviors in some of them. These misbehaviors may include sexual violence, thefts, p...

Mental Retardation: a Symptom and a Syndrome

Historical Perspective The plight of individuals with developmental disabilities has been dependent on the customs and beliefs of the era and the culture or locale. In ancient Greece and Rome, infanticide was a common practice. In Sparta, for example, neonates were examined by a state council of inspectors. If they suspected that the child was defective, the infant was thrown from a cliff to it...

Outcome in West syndrome.

OBJECTIVES To assess the seizure and developmental outcome in children with West syndrome with respect to treatment lag. METHODS Twenty-six children satisfying inclusion criteria of West syndrome i.e., infantile spasms, psychomotor retardation and abnormal EEG pattern were prospectively evaluated. Response to treatment was assessed based on seizure control, EEG, developmental assessment and p...

A new alopecia/mental retardation syndrome.