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Descriptor
English
:
Mental Retardation
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Retraso Mental
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Retardo Mental
Synonyms
English
:
Idiocy
Retardation, Mental
Tree Number:
C10.597.606.643
C23.888.592.604.646
F01.700.687
F03.550.600
Definition
English
:
Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. This has multiple potential etiologies, including genetic defects and perinatal insults.
Intelligence
quotient (IQ) scores are commonly used to determine whether an individual is mentally retarded. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline mentally retarded range. Scores below 67 are in the retarded range. (Joynt, Clinical
Neurology
, 1992, Ch55, p28)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
use Cat C qualif; /rehabil permitted: do not equate with
EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Mental Retardation
/
education
use
Education of Mentally Retarded
See Related
English
:
Abnormalities, Multiple
Angelman Syndrome
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Cockayne Syndrome
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Cri-du-Chat Syndrome
De Lange Syndrome
Down Syndrome
Education of Mentally Retarded
Fragile X Syndrome
Laurence-Moon Syndrome
Mentally Disabled Persons
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Rett Syndrome
Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome
Williams Syndrome
History Note
English
:
1967(1963)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced
classification
complications
diet therapy
diagnosis
drug therapy
economics
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enzymology
epidemiology
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history
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microbiology
mortality
nursing
pathology
prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
8777
Unique Identifier:
D008607
Occurrence in VHL
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