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Drugs and Pregnancy
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Kelsey, Frances O. – Mental Retardation, 1969
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92nd, Boston, 1968).
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Congenital Impairments, Etiology, Exceptional Child Research
Research Prospects-Rubella Vaccine
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Parkman, Paul D. – Mental Retardation, 1969
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92nd, Boston, 1968).
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Exceptional Child Research, Medical Research, Pregnancy
The Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
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Umbreit, John; Ostrow, Lisa S. – Mental Retardation, 1980
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a pattern of altered growth and morphogenesis found in about half the offspring of severely and chronically alcoholic women who continue drinking throughout their pregnancy. Of children studied, mild to moderate mental retardation was the most common disorder, occurring in 44 percent of the cases. (PHR)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Congenital Impairments, Drug Abuse, Exceptional Child Research
The Control of Rubella and Other Virus Infections in the Prevention of Mental Retardation
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Meyer, Harry M., Jr. – Mental Retardation, 1969
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92nd, Boston, 1968).
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Exceptional Child Research, Medical Research, Mental Retardation
Ethical Considerations Relating to Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetuses with Down Syndrome.
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Pueschel, Siegfried M. – Mental Retardation, 1991
Prenatal diagnostic procedures that can determine the existence of genetic diseases or chromosome disorders such as Down's syndrome are described, and legal considerations are outlined. Arguments for and against aborting fetuses with Down's syndrome are presented, and the need for genetic counseling for prospective parents is emphasized.…
Descriptors: Abortions, Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments, Downs Syndrome
Etiology of Mild Mental Retardation among Bahraini Children: A Community-Based Case Control Study.
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Al-Ansari, Ahmed – Mental Retardation, 1993
Analysis of 109 Bahraini school children with mild mental retardation found the cause to be prenatal in 38.5%, perinatal in 11.9%, postnatal in 7.4%, and untraceable in 42%. Predisposing background factors included an illiterate father, consanguinity, and a relative with mental retardation. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Congenital Impairments, Developing Nations
Data Collection for the Evaluation of Mental Retardation Prevention Activities: The Fateful Forty-Three.
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Crocker, Allen C. – Mental Retardation, 1992
This paper presents a schema for measuring the effects of prevention programs in mental retardation, using 43 items that are quantifiable, accessible, and pertinent to disability outcomes. The items relate to service indicators, risk indicators, and incidence/prevalence information in the prenatal, perinatal, and childhood periods. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Check Lists, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods
A Statewide Public and Professional Education Program on Fragile X Syndrome.
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Keenan, Jennifer; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1992
A project developed to increase public and professional awareness of fragile X syndrome in New Jersey resulted in increased efforts at diagnostic screening, provision of client and family support services, and prevention. The program proved to be a cost-effective method for increasing community awareness of a genetic disease on a statewide level.…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Programs, Congenital Impairments, Cost Effectiveness