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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:

PR4.1361, 1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1361
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 3 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: infantile encephalitis; epilepsy; mental retardation; and retardation in development of muscular control. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938

PR4.1392, 1939

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1392
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, black-and-white photograph, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 2 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral birth injury; overweight; epilepsy; and slight mental retardation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939

PR4.1393, 1939

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1393
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 2 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: infantile encephalitis; mental deficiency; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939

PR4.1415, 1939-1941

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1415
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 1 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral birth injury; mental retardation; epilepsy; and photophobia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939-1941

PR4.1425, 1938-1939

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1425
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 14 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: ?encephalitis; ?cerebral birth injury; chorea; and mental retardation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938-1939

PR4.1430, 1939

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1430
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 5 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: ?encephalitis; mental defect; brain injury; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939

PR4.1431, 1939-1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1431
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 23 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; facial asymmetry; and mental deficiency. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939-1940

PR4.1438, 1939

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1438
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, black-and-white photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 6 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: whooping cough; slow mental development; speech difficulty; and gait disorder. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939

PR4.1447, 1939

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1447
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 4 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: infantile encephalitis; mental deficiency; sixth nerve palsy; and convulsive attack. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939

PR4.1459, 1939

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1459
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 6 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: ?infantile encephalitis; epilepsy; and mental deficiency. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939