OBJECTIVE: To describe the etiological characteristics of intellectual disability in one Iranian
center. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, 64 cases with mental retardation (MR) were …

Background: Intellectual disabilities in childhood constitutes a major health problem
throughout the world and a handicapping illness with long term costly treatment and bad …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of mental retardation by gender, age of diagnosis,
and location in Zonguldak, Turkey. METHODS: The data of 1909 mentally retarded children …

Objectives: Apart from the functional problems that disability creates for the disabled, it has
negative effects on parents as well. Thus, identifying these problems plays a decisive role in …

Objective: Mental retardation (MR) is a spectrum of disorders characterized by deficits in
intellectual and adaptive functioning which could result from several different etiological …

Aim: Intellectual disability often referred to as a mental, cognitive or mental retardation is a
lifelong condition that affects intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors. Information …

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary care centre in north India. All
patients attending the centre with MR or DD from January 2007 to December 2009 were …

Objective: Intellectual disability (ID) is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by
a congenital limitation in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour. Our present work …

Objective: To study the association of maternal, paternal and social factors with intellectual
disability in special children. Methods: The case-control study was conducted in four schools …

Background: Intellectual disability is commonly associated with variety of etio-pathological
and co-morbid conditions influencing outcome of rehabilitative measures. Understanding of …