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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
This review of the organic aspects of mental retardation considers this handicap among the other chronic neuropediatric disorders and is one of the numerous possible manifestations of a cerebral damage occurring in a developing nervous system. The relative frequency of the different etiologies is discussed in relation to the severity of the mental handicap. The prenatal causes of mental deficiency which are the most frequent are reviewed and a distinction is made between malformations and pseudomalformations. Particular mention of the fetal alcohol syndrome is made. The role of perinatal medicine in the epidemiology of mental retardation is discussed and the diagnostic approach of a particular child with mental retardation is presented with the personal experience of the author in the pediatric department, CHUV, Lausanne. The possible measures to prevent mental retardation are finally discussed.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0036-7273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
124
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
137-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
[Mental deficiency: organic aspects].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract