title: Intestinal obstruction as a cause of death in the mentally handicapped.
abstract: This paper reviews the occurrence of symptoms of intestinal obstruction in mentally handicapped people. A retrospective study was done on all residents dying in mental handicap hospitals over a 7-year period. It was noticed that people dying of intestinal obstruction were younger, male, gave a history of constipation, other gastrointestinal problems and dietary indiscretion.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors