title: A study of some etiological factors and morbid conditions in mentally handicapped children.
abstract: In the present study most of the subjects belonged to mild and moderate degree of mental handicap i.e. 30.8% and 44.9% respectively while severe degree of mental handicap was present in 22.7% subject. The factors responsible for mental handicap include prenatal factors (34.6%), perinatal factors (15.1%) and post natal factors (37.9%). In 12.4% cases etiology was not known. The associated behaviour problems were observed in 33% of the study subjects while other morbid conditions were present in 47% of the study subjects.
authors.affiliation: Deptt. of Preventive & Social Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Bhawalkar
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Aswar
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Wahab
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution