title: Children with mental retardation and epilepsy: demographics and general concerns.
abstract: Epilepsy is the most frequent additional handicap in children with mental retardation, with a reported prevalence between 5 and 50 percent. Demographics, issues of control of epilepsy and general attitudes to the care of these youngsters are considered in an effort to increase the availability of needed dental services.
authors.affiliation: Dental Health Services, Department of General Dentistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8706, USA.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swerdloff
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology