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In this study we sought to determine whether interpersonal cognitive problem-solving skills could distinguish adjusted from nonadjusted classroom behavior among children with mild mental retardation. Discriminant analyses indicated that, irrespective of age or IQ, adjusted children had a larger number of relevant solutions to common problems as well as a higher ratio of aggressive solutions. Findings suggest that cognitive interpersonal skills may be as important, if not even more important, for this population as for youngsters without mental retardation.
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PMID:Interpersonal cognitive problem-solving among children with mild mental retardation. 173 51

This study was designed to determine whether children with mild mental retardation understand the concept of loneliness, whether their feelings of loneliness at school can be reliably assessed, and whether there are differences in loneliness between children with and without mental retardation. Results from a sample of 62 students with mild mental retardation and 62 students without retardation, ages 8 through 13, indicated that (a) high percentages of both groups understood what loneliness means, (b) a loneliness questionnaire yielded satisfactory internal reliability with both groups, and (c) boys but not girls with mental retardation reported significantly more loneliness than did children without mental retardation. Suggestions were made for future research on loneliness in school settings.
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PMID:Assessment of loneliness at school among children with mild mental retardation. 173 52

A survey of children attending schools for the moderately or the mildly mentally handicapped has shown that two out of 25 boys and two out of 22 girls with idiopathic moderate mental retardation had the Martin-Bell syndrome, while none of 75 boys and one out of 51 girls with mild mental retardation were FRAXA positive. Consideration of these figures along with published studies suggests that 7% of moderate and 3.8% of mild idiopathic mental retardation in boys, and 2.5% of moderate and 3.3% of mild idiopathic mental retardation in girls may be due to the Martin-Bell syndrome.
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PMID:Moderate and mild mental retardation in the Martin-Bell syndrome. 180 Jul 51

Sexual offenses, particularly paraphilias, although infrequent, are committed by people with mental retardation. Their management poses clinical and ethical dilemmas. Available treatments were reviewed, especially the literature on the most effective agent, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA). A case history was presented of a young man with mild mental retardation who was successfully treated with MPA. The role of antiandrogen treatments of paraphilias among the mentally retarded population includes a consideration of informed consent and ethical aspects of treatment.
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PMID:Treatment of sexual offenses by persons with developmental disabilities. 182 55

This study compared the comprehension of 20 idioms of normal children with children exhibiting mild mental retardation. Sixty-six children comprised three groups: normal 9-year-olds, 9-year-old children with mild mental retardation, and younger normal children matched with the mentally retarded children by receptive vocabulary age. The assessment included both literal and idiomatic contexts with accompanying picture stimuli. The three groups demonstrated high accuracy with the literal contexts. On the idiomatic contexts, the normal children comprehended significantly more idioms than the children with mental retardation, and the mentally retarded children performed significantly better than the younger normal children.
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PMID:Comparison of idiom comprehension of normal children and children with mental retardation. 195 89

The use of imagery practice to facilitate the preparation of adolescents with mild mental retardation to perform a motor task was explored. Thirty-two subjects with mental retardation and an equal number of subjects without retardation performed a response-type task that included reaction time (RT) and movement time (MT) components. Catch trials were used to manipulate the preparation levels of several experimental groups. Results suggest that with marked preparation decrements, imagery practice facilitated the execution of the RT component. Under certain conditions imagery practice also helped performance of the MT component. These findings indicate that the potential use of imagery practice to enhance motor performance should be investigated more extensively.
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PMID:Preparation process facilitation of a motor task through imagery practice with adolescents who have mental retardation. 200 12

We investigated the relationship between serial cranial CT findings and prognoses in 11 children after near-drowning. These patients were rescued after heart arrest for more than 10 minutes and all comatose on admission. CT scans were performed within 2 weeks, at 3 weeks-1 month, 2-4 months and more than 5 months after admission. Characteristics of CT findings and prognoses were classified into four groups. Group 1: low density areas in thalami, basal ganglia and cortical white matters within 2 weeks (three cases; one died, two became vegetative). Group 2: enlargement of the third ventricle at 3 weeks-1 month, and atrophy of pons at 2-4 months (three cases; severe quadriplegia and mental retardation). Group 3: enlargement of the third ventricle at 3 weeks-1 month, but atrophy of pons not observed at 2-4 months (three cases; mild motor disabilities and mild mental retardation). Group 4: enlargement of third ventricle not observed at 3 weeks-1 month (two cases; neither paralysis nor mental retardation).
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PMID:[CT findings and prognoses of anoxic brain damage due to near-drowning in children]. 204 68

Two patients with macrocephaly, mild mental retardation and megalocornea are reported. Hypotonia, poor coordination and swallowing difficulties were present. One patient was obese and the other had scoliosis. Both had large fleshy ears and long fingers. The spectrum of the mental retardation megalocornea syndrome is not fully defined. These two patients resemble a previously reported case, and although there are distinct differences from patients with familial or sporadic Neuhauser syndrome, these cases may represent clinical variability of that syndrome.
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PMID:Megalocornea, macrocephaly, mental and motor retardation (MMMM). 220 67

Two studies with children with mild mental retardation were conducted within the framework of the cognitive orientation theory, which describes how cognitive contents and processes guide behavior and thus enable behavior predictions and modifications. The studies were designed to test whether specific clusters of beliefs would predict imitation and persistence among individuals with mental retardation. Behavioral measures and questionnaires that assessed beliefs were administered. The belief scores were related significantly to the behaviors. Implications concerning motivation, the developmental-difference controversy, and individual differences were discussed.
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PMID:Cognitive antecedents of imitativeness and persistence in children with mental retardation. 226 Nov 65

An ophthalmological study was conducted on a series of 28 Swedish children suffering from mild mental retardation without an obvious aetiological diagnosis. The eye examination supported a diagnosis of foetal alcohol syndrome in five out of six suspected cases and revealed two additional not previously suspected (25%). Eye anomalies were observed in 16 patients (57%) with fundus abnormalities (optic nerve hypoplasia, retinal dystrophy) being most frequent, occurring in 11 cases (39%). Four patients had substantially reduced visual acuity in both eyes. Eight children had abnormal features of the face and outer eye region. Ocular motility disturbances (strabismus or nystagmus) were seen in five patients. The ophthalmological study disclosed that at least 10% of this group of children with mild mental retardation suffered from the foetal alcohol syndrome. It is concluded that, in children with mental retardation, an ocular examination is a valuable diagnostic tool for revealing prenatal origin.
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PMID:Contribution of ocular examination to the diagnosis of foetal alcohol syndrome in mentally retarded children. 226 51


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