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Comorbid Intellectual Disability [PDF]

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2014
The article by Lehnhardt and colleagues successfully links empirically based facts with the authors' own clinical experiences from a specialized outpatient clinic for people with high-functioning autism; it can therefore be used as a practice guideline for the diagnostic evaluation of adults with suspicion of autism spectrum disorders (1).
Tanja, Sappok, Albert, Diefenbacher, Thomas, Bergmann   +2 more
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Antipsychotics withdrawal in adults with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour: study protocol for a multicentre double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial

BMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background In people with intellectual disability (ID) and challenging behaviour, antipsychotics (AP) are often used off-label and for a long period.
Sylvie Beumer, Pauline Hamers, Alyt Oppewal, Dederieke Maes-Festen   +3 more
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Reasons for Encounters and Comorbidities in Adolescents with Intellectual Disability in General Practice: A Retrospective Analysis of Data from the Ask Study

Children, 2023
Adolescents with intellectual disability have substantial health needs. This retrospective analysis of data from the Ask Study describes reasons for primary care encounters and the prevalence and incidence of chronic physical and mental conditions among ...
Menghuan Song, Tran T. A. Le, Simon Denny, Nicholas G. Lennox, Lyn McPherson, Robert S. Ware, David Harley   +6 more
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Object Recognition and Dorsal Stream Vulnerabilities in Children With Early Brain Damage

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022
AimVisual functions of the dorsal stream are considered vulnerable in children with early brain damage. Considering the recognition of objects in suboptimal representations a dorsal stream dysfunction, we examined whether children with early brain damage
Ymie J. van der Zee, Ymie J. van der Zee, Peter L. J. Stiers, Heleen M. Evenhuis   +3 more
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Therapeutic use of serious games in mental health: scoping review

BJPsych Open, 2022
Background There has been an increase in the development and application of serious games to support management of mental ill health, but their full impact is unclear. Aims Evaluation of the current evidence of acceptability and effectiveness of serious
Alice Dewhirst, Richard Laugharne, Rohit Shankar   +2 more
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Early 17β-estradiol treatment reduces seizures but not abnormal behaviour in mice with expanded polyalanine tracts in the Aristaless related homeobox gene (ARX)

Neurobiology of Disease, 2021
Children with severe intellectual disability have an increased prevalence of refractory seizures. Steroid treatment may improve seizure outcomes, but the mechanism remains unknown.
Karagh E. Loring, Tessa Mattiske, Kristie Lee, Aneta Zysk, Matilda R. Jackson, Jeffrey L. Noebels, Cheryl Shoubridge   +6 more
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How can psychiatrists make mental health services more accessible for people with autism?

BJPsych Open, 2021
Unrecognised psychiatric and medical conditions can lead poorer health outcomes, lower health-related quality of life and increased mortality in people with autism, compared with the general population.
Ashok Roy
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Appropriateness of psychotropic medication use in a cohort of adolescents with intellectual disability in Queensland, Australia

BJPsych Open, 2020
Background Psychotropic medications are sometimes used off-label and inappropriately. This may cause harm to adolescents with intellectual disability. However, few studies have analysed off-label or inappropriate prescribing to this group.
Menghuan Song, Robert S. Ware, Tan N. Doan, Lyn McPherson, Julian N. Trollor, David Harley   +5 more
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Intellectual Disability

International Research Journal of Engineering, IT & Scientific Research, 2017
Abstract Intellectual disability means significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior. In the past, it has been unusual for students with intellectual disabilities to audition and be accepted into music programs; however, in recent years it has become more common for ...
MVR. Raju, - Hepsiba
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Should we add visual acuity ratios to referral criteria for potential cerebral visual impairment?

Journal of Optometry, 2017
Purpose: To determine whether the assessment of visual acuity ratios might improve the referral of children with (sub)normal visual acuity but at risk of cerebral visual impairment.
Ymie J. van der Zee, Peter Stiers, Heleen M. Evenhuis   +2 more
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