Medical Problems Associated With Mental Retardation

Medical Care of Adults with Mental Retardation | AAFP

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Seizures in persons with mental retardation are likely to be severe, occur often, and be difficult to control 38; increase as the degree of psychomotor retardation increases 39; and decrease...

Clinical Characteristics of Intellectual Disabilities - Mental ...

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Historically, intellectual disability (previously termed “mental retardation”) has been defined by significant cognitive …

Identification and Evaluation of Mental Retardation | AAFP

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Intellectual Disability: Levels, Causes, and Outlook

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Mental illness - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Complications sometimes linked to mental illness include: Unhappiness and decreased enjoyment of life Family conflicts Relationship difficulties Social isolation …

Mental disorders - World Health Organization

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Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, involve abnormal eating and preoccupation with food as well as prominent body weight and …

Intellectual Disability in Children: Causes, Symptoms, …

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Difficulty with problem-solving or logical thinking In children with severe or profound intellectual disabilities, there may be other health problems as well. These …

Mental Retardation: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and …

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Children with severe or profound mental retardation have health issues. So, you can observe problems like: Anxiety Autism Seizures Vision Problems Motor Skills Impairment Hearing Problems …

Syndromes and disorders associated with mental …

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Issues covered include the definition, prevalence, and differential diagnosis of MR. Some of the syndromes and disorders associated with MR in the adolescents are also …

Mental retardation | definition of mental retardation by …

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Hyperthyroidism, whooping cough, chickenpox, measles, and Hib disease (a bacterial infection) may cause mental retardation if they are not treated adequately. An infection …