No More "MentalRetardation." So?by
Leticia V.
No More "MentalRetardation." So? is my now-famous essay reprinted in National Right to Life News with charming photos of my girls.
Autisms versus MentalRetardation.by
Dr. Steve Murphy
-linked mentalretardation. Second only to Fragile X Syndrome which is screened for prenatally.
The Gene Sherpa says: Personally I don't think we can call this an Autism gene per se. Patients with even mild MR(mental...
Affymetrix microarrays in mentalretardation researchby
Albin P.
Cytogenetic Research Initiative to investigate causes of mentalretardation,
microarray technology will be used to try to identify the specific causative mutations in mentallyretarded children.
Currently, cytogeneticists...
Autism and mentalretardation – genetic overlapby
Kev Leitch
much more frequently than women. Autism and mentalretardation can occur together but also independently of one... and 184 patients with mentalretardation. They found different mutations in their SHANK2 genes in the area...
with developmental disabilities (mentalretardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, etc...) for 20 years and yes most....
Here is what Wikipedia has to say:
Children with mentalretardation may learn to sit up, to crawl, or to walk later...
The hard truth about the mentallyretarded...by
Kelly
on the surface, Jenelle does not look mentallyretarded. However on paper, she is the exact description of a mentallyretarded child. Again, this is no surprise, but never easy to hear. So I had a good cry...
Skin is painful to touch on hands, arms, legs, head
This is a patient who has mentalretardation, progressive cervical myopathy, multiple contractures and now skin pain during my last eval.
Jan Schaefercrap
side effects of musterbation
please i want to know wheather excessive musterbation can cause stroke,low memory and mentalretardation. thanks Robert J. Frascino, M.D. side effects of musterbation This forum is dedicated to HIV-positive folks, particularly those who have concerns related to fatigue and/or anemia. Questions related to HIV...crap
Handling Emergency Medical Information
I am a social worker, and work with individuals with mentalretardation / developmental disabilities. I have an HIV+ client that attends our sheltered workshop. For all attendees, we keep an emergency medical form, which lists diagnoses and medications in event of an emergency (as they typically...crap
Cost of Treatment
Recently, I discovered that my 18 year old daughter tested positive for HIV. My daugher is mentallyretarded, bi-polar, and a manic depressive. I was wondering if your could provide any insight as to the following: (1) her life expectancy with HIV (2) the likely cost of her treatment for the rest of her life (3...crap
Does false positive testing exist?
Hi doctor, I am a nurse caring for a patient who is mentallyretarded and has tested positive for HIV antibodies by ELISA on four occasions within the past 4 months. The strange thing is her viral load is <40 and undetectable, CD4 & T cells are all within normal range. On physical her hymen...crap
Bipolar and the mentally handicapped?
I have a friend who's son has been diagnosied with bipolar. He is also mentally handicapped. We talk alot about my bipolar, and how I react to different emotions. I am quite candid with her and she seems to think I am helpful. If anyone can recommend a book for her, I would love to run out and buy it for her...crap
newly diagonosedw/pcp& pancreatitis
Our mentally disabled uncle was recently hospitalized & discovered to be hiv+ & has aids with pcp. He has been on a ventalator for 3 weeks+ now & has also developed pancreatitis & an inflammation of a leg vein. He has been running a fever & the drs. are unable to give him a tracheotomy. He also has yeast in his urine...crap
HIV and the mentally disabled+donation
I have a cousin that is hiv+ and mentally disabled. He has a habit of spitting and blowing in peoples face. Today he pretended to give me a kiss, but instead he blew in my face and I felt his air.... Frascino, M.D. HIV and the mentally disabled+donation Hello,The HIV-acquisition risk of your cousin...crap