The fears of 133 boys and girls aged 7 to 19, classified as educable mentally retarded (EMR), trainable mentally retarded (TMR), and specific learning disabled (SLD), were ascertained through self-report data and compared with those of 106 normal children aged 6 to 12. Similar developmental trends were found in all groups, with younger children reporting more unrealistic fears than older childr...

SUMMARY 330 mentally retarded and physically handicapped persons were studied in four different socioeconomic regions of Tehran. One faecal sample from each person was examined by the direct smear, formalin­ether method and Graham test for detection oxyuris. Overall prevalence of intestinal parasites in both groups was 59 .4 % . The commonest protozoan and helminth were Entamoeba coli and Enta...

We conducted a cytogenetic study on 865 individuals with idiopathic mental retardation (MR) who were admitted to the Cytogenetics Department of the Iran Blood Transfusion Organisation (IBTO) Research Centre, Tehran, Iran; these were performed on blood samples using conventional staining methods. Chromosome anomalies were identified in 205 of the patients (23.6%). The majority were Down's syndro...

PURPOSE To report the clinical features and surgical outcomes of retinal detachment in mentally retarded patients. METHODS Retrospective review of records of mentally retarded patients who had retinal reattachment surgery at the authors' institutions between February 1994 and February 2000. There were 8 patients with 13 surgically treated eyes. Demographic and clinical data were abstracted fr...