this is a discriptive study with the main goal to identify personal, pregnancy and delivery characteristics of mothers given birth to mentally retarded child. this study has been conducted in the rehabilitation center in tehran in 1994. a total of 150 women took part in this research, and the tool of was a check list which was completed by researcher through interview. the findings were illustr...

materials and methods a number of 100 patients with imr, normal karyotypes and negative fragile-x and metabolic tests were screened for subtelomeric abnormalities using mlpa technique. results nine of 100 patients showed subtelomeric abnormalities with at least one of the two mlpa kits. deletion in a single region was found in 3 patients, and in two different subtelomeric regions in 1 patient. ...

spastic paraplegia 18 is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by motor dysfunction, joint contracture and mental retardation. we describe two families as three cases. case 1 is a 35-year-old woman with and spasticity and mild weakness in lower limbs. case 2 and 3 are a sister and brother aged six and two respectively. the older sister suffered from lower limb spasticity, equinovarus an...

background adaptation is an important process for humans. children, who are physically or mentally disabled, impose special stresses on their families, parents and in particular on their mothers. objectives this study examines the relationship between the characteristics of mothers who have educable mentally retarded children, and their adaptation based on roy’s adaptation model. patients and m...

background and purpose: birth of a mentally retarded child is a significant challenge in every family and is associated with the possibility of parental stress and depression. this study aimed to evaluate the self-concept of mothers with educable mentally retarded (emr) children. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 40 mothers with emr children in the only special primary school...

Using the calculation of coefficients multiple linear regression two-dimensional correlation, we studied mutual influences (functional connectivity) between amplitudes EEG rhythms in people with mental retardation. Multiple equations were geometrically interpreted using polycyclic multigraphs. As a result studies and calculations, it was found that retardation, number correlation is determined ...