Mental retardation and clasped thumbs: A syndrome with the following characteristic features:
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Mental Retardation
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Mental Retardation
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below average level of intellectual functioning, usually defined by an IQ of below 70 to 75, combined with limitations in the skills necessary for daily living.
Mental retardation is a condition diagnosed before age 18 that includes below-average general intellectual function, and a lack of the skills necessary for daily living.
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Mental Retardation
While this condition may be made light of in movies and television shows, these jokes usually aren't the result of people who are insensitive to mental retardation.
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alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome, nondeletion type
alpha thalassemia/mental retardation, X-linked
alpha-thalassemia X-linked mental retardation syndrome
ATRX syndrome
ATR-X syndrome ...
Alpha thalassemia X-linked mental retardation (ATR-X) syndrome is a rare genetic disorder affecting multiple organ systems of the body.
Cataracts, Ataxia, Short Stature, and Mental Retardation
Opacities of the lens in the eye (cataracts) can result from a variety of causes such as infections, trauma, and various systemic diseases.
Cognitive deficits in children range from profound mental retardation with minimal functioning to mild impairment in specific operations.
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in the ability to function in areas of daily life, such as communication, self-care, and getting along in social situations and school activities. Intellectual disability is sometimes referred to as a cognitive disability or mental retardation.
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Mental Retardation (Intellectual Disabilities)
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mental retardation A major group of disorders of infancy, childhood, or adolescence characterized by intellectual functioning that is significantly below average (IQ of 70 or below), ...
Mental retardation is a disability that causes limits on intellectual abilities and adaptive behaviors (conceptual, social, and practical skills people use to function in everyday lives).
Mental retardation with wide bulbous (pugilistic) nose, low nasal bridge, moderate hirsutism, and digital anomalies with nail hypoplasia (especially of the fifth fingers).
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Mental retardation
Williams syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that can lead to problems with development.
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neural tube defects (such as spina bifida)
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Mental retardation
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Fragile X syndrome is a genetic condition involving changes in part of the X chromosome. It is the most common form of inherited mental retardation in males and a significant cause of mental retardation in females.
Mental retardation and/or behavior problems
Hearing problems
Vision abnormalities, blindness, and/or cataracts
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Mental retardation associated with Fragile X is similar to that of Down syndrome in that most of those affected fall somewhere in the middle range of impairment.
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The doctor will ask about your child's symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. The doctor may examine your child's eyes to look for a cherry red spot on the retina.
mental retardation,
delayed motor functions and speech,
facial distortions,
dwarfism or short stature,
hyperactivity,
seizures,
difficulties with coordination and balance, and
other brain or neurological abnormalities.
Mental retardation
Chronic illness being treated with a medication that may interfere with learning
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Mental retardation
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In children, mental retardation (sometimes)
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Neutropenia, mental retardation, dysmorphism
AML = acute myeloid leukemia; G-CSF = granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; MDS = myelodysplastic syndrome.
Autism and Mental Retardation are Associated with Proteins
Autism and mental retardation originate in synapse, the junction between cells which constantly send information from one neurons to another in the nervous system.
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The degree of mental retardation that accompanies Down syndrome varies widely, ranging from mild to moderate to severe. However, most mental retardation falls within the mild to moderate range.
Epigenetics and mental retardation
The classic DNA double helix spools around clusters of proteins called histones, whose antenna-like “tails' control access to different genes, extending the genetic code.
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Down syndrome is characterized by moderate to severe mental retardation, sloping forehead, small ear canals, flat bridged nose, and short fingers and toes. One third of infants have congenital heart disease, and one third have duodenal atresia.
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Down syndrome causes mental retardation, a characteristic face, and multiple malformations. Down syndrome is a relatively common birth defect. The chromosome abnormality affects both the physical and intellectual development of the individual.
Without treatment, PKU can cause mental retardation. Newborn screening for PKU is required in all 50 states.
congenital hypothyroidism
This is a condition in which the baby is born with too little thyroid hormone.
Trisomy 13 (also called trisomy D syndrome and Patau's syndrome) is characterized by mental retardation and malformed ears, cleft lip or palate, defects of the eyes, small jaw, extra fingers or toes, cardiac defects, convulsions, renal anomalies, ...
This can cause mental retardation, behavioral and movement problems, seizures, and delayed development. Using a blood test, PKU can easily be found in newborns, and treatment is a diet low in phenylalanine. Also called PKU.
If not treated, the disorder may result in mental retardation. Treatment is a diet low in phenylalanine. Newborns are screened for PKU, in order to determine the need for treatment before brain damage occurs.
Williams Syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by mild to moderate mental retardation or learning difficulties, a distinctive facial appearance, ...
Mental Retardation on the X chromosome see Alpha Thalassaemia - Mental Retardation on the X-chromosome
Metatarsus Adductus see Lower Limb abnormalities
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The disease often leads to cancer and sometimes mental retardation. The carrier rate among Ashkenazis is about one in 100.
Familial Dysautonomia, a disease that causes the autonomic and sensory nervous system to malfunction.
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The observation that lead to the discovery of WT1 was that children with WAGR syndrome (aniridia, genitourinary anomalies, and mental retardation) were at high risk (>30%) for developing Wilms tumor.
Clinical Genetic Evaluation of the Child With Mental Retardation or Developmental Delays
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Someone in the family has had mental retardation or other chromosome problems.
You have had stillbirths or several miscarriages. Stillbirths are babies born dead after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Something about the pregnancy is not normal.
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