"Intellectual Disability" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D008607
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.643 C23.888.592.604.646 F01.700.687 F03.625.539
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| Concept/Terms |
Intellectual Disability- Intellectual Disability
- Disabilities, Intellectual
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Retardation, Mental
- Mental Retardation
- Disability, Intellectual
- Intellectual Development Disorder
- Development Disorder, Intellectual
- Development Disorders, Intellectual
- Disorder, Intellectual Development
- Disorders, Intellectual Development
- Intellectual Development Disorders
Mental Retardation, Psychosocial- Mental Retardation, Psychosocial
- Mental Retardations, Psychosocial
- Psychosocial Mental Retardation
- Psychosocial Mental Retardations
- Retardation, Psychosocial Mental
- Retardations, Psychosocial Mental
Deficiency, Mental- Deficiency, Mental
- Deficiencies, Mental
- Mental Deficiencies
- Mental Deficiency
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intellectual Disability" by people in Profiles.
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Retrospective file review shows limited genetic services fails most patients - an argument for the implementation of exome sequencing as a first-tier test in resource-constraint settings. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2023 04 12; 18(1):81.
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The role of the South African Medical Research Council in reducing lead exposure and preventing lead poisoning in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2019 Dec 05; 109(11b):25-29.
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Applying the Verona coding definitions of emotional sequences (VR-CoDES) in the dental context involving patients with complex communication needs: An exploratory study. Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Nov; 97(2):180-7.
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Diagnostic, carrier and prenatal genetic testing for fragile X syndrome and other FMR-1-related disorders in Johannesburg, South Africa: a 20-year review. S Afr Med J. 2013 Oct 11; 103(12 Suppl 1):994-8.
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Children with intellectual disability in rural South Africa: prevalence and associated disability. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2002 Feb; 46(Pt 2):179-86.