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Mental retardation
Mental retardation is a medical condition in which individuals have significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in behaviors necessary for self care. Usually individuals with mental retardation have IQs less than 70.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 41-year old asked:
Interested to know if people with mental retardation know that they are retarded?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Does it mean I have become mental retarded after I discovered that I have something similar to cutis gyrata verticis. I was diagnosed twice onced with autism and depression now schizophrenia unspecified. Is there a way to test for mental retardation?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can you tell me how to help a mentally retarded student?
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A 35-year old asked:
Mentally retarded adult males and sterilization? Back to days of the titicutt follies?
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A 44-year old asked:
How do a mental illness and being mentally retarded differ?
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A 34-year old asked:
How can you determine if someone is autistic or mentally retarded?
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A 34-year old asked:
Are moms who are mentally retarded allowed to take care of their own children?
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A 49-year old asked:
What is the difference between being mentally retarded and mentally handicapped?
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A 37-year old asked:
Are there any mentally retarded people who are also savants, like in autism?
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A 33-year old asked:
Will an incestuous relationship always lead to a mentally retarded offspring?
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A 46-year old asked:
What to do about my dad has vitiligo,will that mean hewill become mentally retarded?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Why are mentally retarded people prone to seizure disorders?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Can we avoid mental retarded state of child born with cousin marriage?
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A member asked:
My mentally retarded aunt screams very loud and very high pitch nonstop everyday for the past 10 years or so. Am I likely to suffer from hearing loss?
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A 25-year old male asked:
People who got into a bad accident and ended up not being basically mentally retarded. No way to communicate, couldn't control their body etc. Do we know if their mind works, they can think but their body simply can't interpret what they want done?
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A 50-year old female asked:
If someone has calcification of the brain tissue does that mean they are mentally retarded?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Accidently gave my grandma 4 tablets f deriphylline 150 retard thinking it was her other medication. Is it problematic. She is 86years old. Im panicn?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Effects of taking 10 pills of Zen Retard 200mg?
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A 63-year old male asked:
I use adlat retard 6 years for h.Tention can I use another medicine to avoid its side effect?
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A 46-year old female asked about a 90-year old female:
Can megared be taken by a 9o yr old. She is taking calcigard retard 2omg , clopivas 75mg and anghizar h?
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A 67-year old asked:
Do OTC remedies like dayquill actually retard bodiy's healing by treating symptoms?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Wats VOLTREN RETARD actually used for? I usually hav wrists or ankle pains so i ws prescribed thia but have neva tried it. wats d medication actually
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A 17-year old female asked:
Is uvamin retard tablet good for treating uti? Can i start taking it today?
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A 46-year old female asked about a 90-year old female:
Is it fine to take megared along with calcigard retard 20mg, clopivas 75mg & anghizar h by a 90 yr old. Woman.
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A 45-year old male asked:
Dear dr.I used derryfiline retard 300 very often to get relief from breathing problem.Now using inhaler.Which is more effective.
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A female asked:
Hello | just took a 100 voltaren retard however I cant remember if I took it already this morning or not I am worried that I over dosed should I worry?
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A 41-year old asked:
I am on diet and taking a pill named "adipex retard". May I know is it any side effect for my body? Will it spoil my kidney? How long should I stop?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I have "IBS" I'm using a drug "Duspatalin retard" my question is how long can I use it and which food i should & shouldn't have it, + general advise ?
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A 29-year old female asked about a female:
How to retard cataract formation in elderly patients ?Are there any glasses/medications for same ?
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A male asked:
I m taking Colofac retard 200 mg for 1 week now twice a day. After my 1st glass of wine today I noticed some red dots in parts of my body.
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