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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:

PR4.1059, 1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1059
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 35 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; mental deficiency; and deafness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.1068, 1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1068
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 13 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: basal encephalitis; developmental delay; hypertonus; and mental retardation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.1084, 1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1084
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 7 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: brain injury; whooping cough; hypotonia; and mental retardation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.1117, 1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1117
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 5 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral thrombosis; whooping cough; speech difficulty; and mental deficiency. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.1122, 1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1122
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 2 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: brain injury; hydrocephalus; mental deficiency; and encephalitis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.1142, 1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1142
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 19 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis; epilepsy; amblyopia; and intellectual deficiency. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938

PR4.1148, 1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1148
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 14 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; intellectual deficiency; and choreic-athetoid movements. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.1165, 1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1165
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 24 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and mental deterioration. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.1166, 1937-1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1166
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 14 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; mental deficiency; ataxia; and spasticity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937-1938

PR4.1172, 1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1172
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; gliosis; mental deficiency; and plagiocephaly. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938