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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Intellectual Disability
Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Intellectual Disability
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Intellectual Disability
Mental Disorders > Neurodevelopmental Disorders > Intellectual Disability

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Intellectual Disability  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Development Disorder, Intellectual
  • Development Disorders, Intellectual
  • Disability, Intellectual
  • Disorder, Intellectual Development
  • Disorders, Intellectual Development
  • Intellectual Development Disorder
  • Intellectual Development Disorders
  • Mental Retardation
  • Retardation, Mental

Note

  • do not equate /rehabil with EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED

Scope note

  • 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 has an intellectual disability. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline range. Scores below 67 are in the disabled range. (from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p28)

History note

  • 1967(1963)

In other languages

  • älyllinen kehitysvammaisuus

    Finnish

  • heikkolahjaisuus
  • henkinen jälkeenjääneisyys
  • henkinen kehitysvamma
  • henkinen kehitysvammaisuus
  • henkinen retardaatio
  • määrittämätön älyllinen kehitysvammaisuus
  • oligofrenia
  • oligophrenia
  • psykisk utvecklingsstörning
  • psyykkinen kehitysvammaisuus
  • retardaatio
  • retardatio mentalis
  • vajaamielisyys
  • älyllinen jälkeenjääneisyys
  • älyllinen kehitysvamma
  • älyllinen retardaatio
  • Intellektuell funktionsnedsättning

    Swedish

  • Begåvningshandikapp
  • Förståndshandikapp
  • Mental retardation
  • Psykisk funktionsnedsättning

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008607

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