Mentally retarded children are who have limitations in intellectual abilities. The classification of mental retardation based on is divided into three classes, namely debil/moron, moderate, and idiot. will step adolescence which be marked by physical changes but not line with their thinking Reproductive health problems arise retardation, especially during menstruation. Personal hygiene menstrua...

Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome (SLS) is an inherited autosomal recessive neurocutaneous disorder with congenital ichthyosis, spastic diplegia or quadriplegia and mental retardation. We report a case of Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome with clinical profile (mental retardation, ichthyosis, spastic diplegia) and MRI findings such as seen in multiple sclerosis (MS). So this rare syndrome can be another differen...

OBJECTIVE To assess how families perceive the positive and negative impacts of caring for a child with mental retardation. METHODS The quantitative descriptive study was conducted from January to August 2007 and comprised 54 families attending a private day-care centre for children with special needs in Karachi, Pakistan. The Kansas Inventory of Parental Perceptions was used to assess mothers...

PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU) which, in Northern Ireland, has an incidence of one in 4362 newborns,' is a metabolic disorder in which the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine is impaired due to the reduction in activity of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase. It is inherited an an autosomal recessive trait. If begun in early infancy, a low phenylalanine diet which controls the biochemical abnormali...

It is usually held that most individuals with childhood autism have poor prognosis. According to our knowledge, a favorable outcome of a child with childhood autism is quite rare and inspires a number of controversies. A 4-year-old boy was diagnosed with childhood autism and mild mental retardation. Interviews and findings reported by other specialists were used in the diagnosis and follow-up t...

Objective Epilepsy is reported in 15-90% of the children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) but its clinical course is not well defined. We conducted a retrospective study on children with hemiparetic CP who were referred to Pediatric Neurology Department of Mofid Hospital. The aim of our study was to evaluate the risk factors and prognosis of epilepsy in children with hemiparetic CP. Materials & Methods...

This paper was developed to promote understanding of the complex process of leisure service delivery for children and adults with mental retardation and encourage people to work together to enhance leisure opportunities in integrated settings. The meaning of several terms associated with leisure were clarified and limitations of past and existing leisure services presented. We discussed our bel...

AIM To evaluate ocular alignment and surgical results of strabismus surgery in neurologically impaired children. METHODS Files of 33 neurologically impaired squint children were evaluated. Twelve patients had cerebral palsy(CP), 4 had CP with mental retardation, therest had mental-motor retardation of unknown cause. Cycloplegic refractions, type and angle of strabismus, surgeries performed we...

In the past 12 years 800 children with mental retardation or with cerebral palsy have been seen in the Children's Hospital, Sheffield, by the Department of Child Health. While looking through punch-card summaries of these cases, it became obvious that there was a much higher incidence of associated congenital anomalies in children with mental retardation without cerebral palsy than in those wit...

This study examined the psychometric properties of Ulrichʼs (1988) Actual Physical Competence Scale for children with mental retardation. A total of 139 children with MR, 7 to 13 years of age participated. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that a multidimensional model of skill assessment captures the motor performance of those with MR more accurately than a unidimensional model. Indices o...