Clinical characteristics of children with mental retardation of unknown etiology in Korea
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 128-132, 1999.
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em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-165183
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of children with mental retardation (MR) of unknown etiology for early recognition and intervention. In this study, we defined children with MR of unknown etiology as those without clear etiologies for MR despite extensive evaluation and were not associated with pathological behavioral problems such as pervasive developmental disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The clinical characteristics of children with MR of unknown etiology were as follows. 1) MR of unknown etiology was 48.8% of all MR. 2) MR of unknown etiology was more common in males. 3) Delayed language development was a leading factor that made the parents of children with MR of unknown etiology seek help from physicians. However, most of the children with MR of unknown etiology showed a relatively uniform delay in several areas of development. 4) Most children with MR of unknown etiology were delayed walkers. 5) Most children with MR of unknown etiology were mild cases.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Estudos Retrospectivos
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Coreia (Geográfico)
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Transtornos do Desenvolvimento da Linguagem
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Deficiência Intelectual
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
Limite:
Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
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