One hundred and eighty three children suffering from mental retardation were studied over a period of 17 months (December’80 April’82). Mental retardation in 101 cases (5 5.2%) was due to preventable causes i.e. tubercular meningitis, birth trauma, encephalitis, cretinism and kernicterus. Majority of them belonged to lower socio-economic group and had no access to medical facilities, therefore ...

background: previous researches have shown that children with autism spectrum disorder and mental retardation have some dysfunctions in attention and inhibition functions. the present study evaluated the performance of attention and response inhibition in autism spectrum disorders, mental retardation and normal children.  methods: the method of this study was ex post factor, so 15 children with...

The change of name of this latest edition of 'Mental Deficiency' is welcome, though it hides a confusing inconsistency of terminology throughout the book. Inevitably it is patchy. Best are clinical descriptions of specific pathologies, and contributions on mental development , and, in its own terms, on counselling the family. Useful too are chapters on aetiology, brain development, examination ...

conclusions the current study indicated that h. pylori infection occurs at a higher rate in patients with down syndrome and mental retardation. this may provide more reasons to control the transmission of h. pylori among them. results the differences between the groups were compared by t-test and x2 test. seropositivity for h. pylori was significantly higher in patients with down syndrome and m...

Epilepsy is one of the most frequently associated conditions with mental retardation which interferes with the learning process. Vie present study investigates the 1207 cases (Male -8I4, Female-393) registered at NIMH, Secunderabad, over a period of two years. Vie factors studied were the prevalence of epilepsy, degree of mental retardation, aetiology and associated factors. Ten mentally retard...

dyke-davidoff-masson syndrome (ddms) is a syndrome associated with refractory epilepsy. ddms is a rare syndrome characterized by seizures, facial asymmetry, contralateral hemiplegia and mental retardation. the characteristic radiologic features are cerebral hemiatrophy with homolateral hypertrophy of the skull and sinuses. the case was an 18 years old female with seizures, hemiparesis of the ri...

Mental retardation is a group of cognitive disorders with a significant worldwide prevalence rate. This high rate, together with the considerable familial and societal burden resulting from these disorders, makes it an important focus for prevention and intervention. While the diseases associated with mental retardation are diverse, a significant number are linked with disruptions in epigenetic...

As a result of this observation, and being unable to find much information concerning deaths from cancer 'n mentally retarded patients, we decided to examine all the records of the patients who died from cancer during the past forty years in the Stoke Park Group of Hospitals in Bristol. We selected the forty year period for the following reasons. (a) We wanted to compare the incidence of cancer...