Mental retardation plus macrocephaly in a 16-year-old boy.
The evaluation of mental retardation is a frequent and challenging problem in pediatric neurology. Often clues obtained on history or by physical examination will help to direct the evaluation in the appropriate channel. This 16-year-old boy had clinical features which suggested the appropriate diagnostic studies.
Bodensteiner
J B
JB
Department of Neurology, West Virginia University, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Morgantown 26506-9180, USA.
Sheth
R D
RD
D000293:Adolescent; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography