NEUROBIOLOGICAL CAUSES OF MILD MENTAL RETARDATION: THE ROLE OF ADENOSINE DEAMINASE POLYMORPHISM

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (S 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Arpino ◽  
P Saccucci ◽  
A Volzone ◽  
C Lalli ◽  
R Rizzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Adenosine Deaminase ◽  
Mild Mental Retardation

Recommendations for Developmental Monitoring: The Role of Surveillance

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 1127-1128
Author(s):  
ROBERT D. CUNNINGHAM
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Acute Illness ◽  
Overwhelming Majority ◽  
Mild Mental Retardation ◽  
Cognitive Demands ◽  
The Past ◽  
Well Child Visit ◽  
Child Visit

To the Editor.— Dr Dworkin raises many good points in his review, "British and American Recommendations for Developmental Monitoring: The Role of Surveillance." However, I am skeptical that the concept of "surveillance" is actually different from what physicians have practiced in the past. Dr Dworkin acknowledges "that mild mental retardation is not typically identified until the child is confronted with the cognitive demands of school...," especially when physicians rely on subjective impressions. With the concept of "surveillance," "eyeball" estimates will continue to be made of a child's development; and with each well-child visit and frequently each acute illness visit being of relatively brief duration, I strongly suspect that the overwhelming majority of mildly retarded children will continue to elude detection.

Use of Imagery Practice for Improving a Motor Skill

1995 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul R. Surburg ◽  
David L. Porretta ◽  
Vins Sutlive
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Motor Task ◽  
Mild Mental Retardation ◽  
Physical Practice ◽  
Cognitive Demands ◽  
Cognitive Loading ◽  
Secondary Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of imagery practice as supplementary practice in the performance of a throwing task. A secondary purpose was to ascertain if different cognitive demands of a motor task affected the use of this supplementary practice. Forty adolescents with mild mental retardation were randomly assigned to the following groups: low cognitive loading-physical practice, low cognitive loading-imagery and physical practice, high cognitive loading-physical practice, high cognitive loading-imagery and physical practice. Subjects engaged in seven practice sessions during which performance scores of a throwing task were recorded. Groups supplemented with imagery practice were superior in performance to nonimagery groups. A higher cognitive loading of the task did not enhance the use of this type of supplementary practice more than a lower loading. The results of this study reflect the efficacy of imagery practice as a means to improve motor performance of students with mild mental retardation.

Recommendations for Developmental Monitoring: The Role of Surveillance

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 1128-1129
Author(s):  
PAUL H. DWORKIN
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Mild Mental Retardation ◽  
Developmental Status ◽  
Developmental Surveillance ◽  
Development History ◽  
Parental Concerns

In Reply.— Dr Cunningham raises several important issues regarding developmental surveillance in general and, more specifically, the early identification of children with mild mental retardation. Dr Cunningham equates surveillance with "eyeball" estimates of development. Although I agree (and acknowledge in my review) that subjective impressions of children's developmental status are often inaccurate, the process of developmental surveillance is actually far more sophisticated. It includes eliciting and attending to parental concerns, making accurate and informative longitudinal observations of children, and obtaining a relevant development history.

Association of Adenosine Deaminase Polymorphism With Mild Mental Retardation

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 753-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrizia Saccucci ◽  
Carla Arpino ◽  
Renata Rizzo ◽  
Antonella Gagliano ◽  
Anna Volzone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Adenosine Deaminase ◽  
Mild Mental Retardation

Posture Control in Mild Mental Retardation

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huh Jin-Young ◽  
Lee Jae-Won ◽  
Lee Chai-Hang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Posture Control ◽  
Mild Mental Retardation

Hyperprolinemia type II as a differential diagnosis of mild mental retardation and seizures

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
B Reulecke ◽  
T Stölting ◽  
J Sass ◽  
T Marquardt ◽  
G Kurlemann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Mild Mental Retardation ◽  
Hyperprolinemia Type Ii

Physical Fitness of Trained Runners with and without Mild Mental Retardation

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia C. Frey ◽  
Jeffrey A. McCubbin ◽  
Steve Hannigan-Downs ◽  
Susan L Kasser ◽  
Steven O. Skaggs
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Knee Flexion ◽  
Peak Torque ◽  
Percent Body Fat ◽  
Mild Mental Retardation ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Hamstring Flexibility ◽  
Trained Runners

The purpose of this study was to compare physical fitness levels of trained runners with mild mental retardation (MMR) (7 males and 2 females, age = 28.7 ± 7.4 years, weight = 67.0 ± 11.7 kg) and those without (7 males and 2 females, age = 29.1 ± 7.5, weight = 68.7 ± 8.8 kg). Paired t tests revealed no differences between runners with and without MMR on measures of V̇O2peak (56.3 ± 9.1 vs. 57.7 ± 4.1 ml · kg-1 · min-1), percent body fat (16.6 ± 8.4 vs. 16.6 ± 3.1), and lower back/hamstring flexibility (33.1 ± 10.9 vs. 28.6 ± 10.1 cm). Knee flexion (KF) and extension (KE) strength were significantly greater in runners without MMR compared to those with MMR (KF peak torque = 65.7 ±7.9 vs. 48.7 ± 15.7 ft/lb; KE peak torque = 138.5 ± 17.7 vs. 104.4 ± 29.9 ft/lb). It was concluded that trained runners with MMR can achieve high levels of physical fitness comparable to individuals without MMR.

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