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Intellectual Disability

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
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) Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 3009 Collections and/or Records:

PR4.1006, 1936

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1006
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 6 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: vascular lesion of cortex; mental deficiency; hemiparesis; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR4.1019, 1935

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1019
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 8 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; head injury; hemiplegia; and mental retardation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1935

PR4.1024, 1937-1938

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1024
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 2 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; mental retardation; spastic ataxia; and incontinence. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937-1938

PR4.1037, 1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1037
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 9 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; mental retardation; spastic hemipareis; and vascular lesion. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.1040, 1937-1939

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1040
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 11 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; developmental delay; and mental retardation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937-1939

PR4.1047, 1937-1938

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1047
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 11 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: birth injury; head injury; epilepsy; and mental retardation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937-1938

PR4.1048, 1937-1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1048
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 7 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; headache; mental retardation; and deterioration of vision. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937-1940

PR4.1053, 1936-1956

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1053
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 1 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; mental retardation; and blindness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936-1956

PR4.1055, 1937

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1055
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 13 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral birth injury; spastic paresis; athetosis; and mental retardation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.1057, 1937-1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1057
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 3 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis; mental retardation; stiffness in limbs; and hypotonia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937-1953