Clinical guidelines exist for the treatment of chronic epilepsy and epilepsy in women (2). This publication provides guidance for the clinician investigating and managing epilepsy in adults who have an intellectual disability as defined by an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of less than 70, onset in the developmental period and difficulties with adaptive functioning.

In a case-control study 27 index children from ordinary schools who had had convulsions or apnoea as a complication of whooping cough about eight years previously were compared with 27 children who had never had whooping cough and 15 who had had whooping cough without complications. Other factors likely to cause intellectual impairment after conception were considered. The index group had a sig...

Mental retardation(MR) was defined by the World Health Organisation as an intelligent quotient (IQ)<70 that is accompanied by adaptive limitations in two or more key skills areas, before the age of 18. General intellectual functioning is expressed by IQ. Typically, in chil‐ dren younger than 5 years old who present delays in the attainment of developmental mile‐ stones at the expected age, the ...

This article presents a novel approach to understanding the relationship between intellectual intelligence, Adversity Quotient, religiosity, and employee performance in Islamic banks. While previous research has focused on examining individual impact of these variables performance, this study explores potential mediating effects religiosity. The was conducted sample 141 employees at banks Palu ...

BACKGROUND Although about 90% of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is asymptomatic in newborn, some of them could show sequelae later in life. Qinba mountain area is a place with high incidence of mental retardation and a high rate of CMV intrauterine transmission in China. The correlation between asymptomatic congenital CMV infection and developmental outcomes of children in this area...

The purpose of this study is to determine intellectual quotient education from the perspective hadith, in terms hadith and its interpretation. This research a type qualitative using thematic method (maudhu'i) with interpretation approach. results have found seven hadiths books Sahih Bukhari Muslim about tarbiyyah aqliyyah, factors influence, function, way protect quotient, also learning concept...

Advances in gene discovery methodologies and the analysis of samples from large cohorts of families have rapidly increased our knowledge of the number of genes that cause mental retardation. To date, over 80 genes on the X chromosome have been identified where a mutation results in a syndromic or non-syndromic form of the disease. Although the X chromosome may harbour a disproportionate number ...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Adoption of the term intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder, IDD) in DSM-5 represents a shift from a disability (test score) emphasis to a disorder (medical/neurobiological) emphasis. Several implications of this shift for definition and diagnosis of intellectual disability (ID) are discussed. RECENT FINDINGS The intellectual disability (IDD) section of...

Introduction: Intellectual disability or intellectual retardation is a condition in which total mental functioning is distinctively below average and there are disabilities in adaptive behaviors during growth. According to the definition of American Mental Disability Community in 1992 a person is considered intellectually disabled if he or she has an IQ (intelligence quotient) of less than 70...