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Exposure to what element can cause mental retardation?
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Exposure to lead can also cause mental retardation.
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Does over-study causes mental retardation?
Overstudy does not cause mental retardation.
In how many cases of mental retardation does the cause remain a mystery?
In about 35% of cases, the cause of mental retardation cannot be found.
How often does autism result in mental retardation?
The two conditions are not at all related. Autism does not cause mental retardation.
What Immunizations can prevent diseases that cause mental retardation?
Hyperthyroidism, whooping cough, chickenpox, measles, and Hib disease (a bacterial infection) may cause mental retardation if they are not treated adequately.
What maternal illnesses can cause mental retardation in infants?
Maternal infections and such illnesses as glandular disorders, rubella, toxoplasmosis, and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may cause mental retardation
Can being involved in an accident cause mental retardation?
In 4% of bacterial meningitis cases in children, there is seen to be some mental retardation.
What gene abnormality may cause mental retardation?
Mental retardation may be caused by an inherited abnormality of the genes, such as fragile X syndrome.
What inflammations and infections of the brain can cause mental retardation?
An infection of the membrane covering the brain (meningitis) or an inflammation of the brain itself (encephalitis) cause swelling that in turn may cause brain damage and mental retardation.
What specialists may be called on to treat a child with mental retardation?
The treatment team will depend on the underlying cause of mental retardation. A neurologist, neuropsychologist, child psychiatrist, and/or development pediatrician may be helpful for nearly all cases of mental retardation
What does the onset of mental retardation depend on?
Symptoms of mental retardation may appear at birth or later in childhood. Time of onset depends on the suspected cause of the disability.
What gene is responsible for the majority of inherited mental retardation?
Fragile X, a defect in the chromosome that determines sex, is the most common inherited cause of mental retardation.
Deficiency of which mineral is the leading cause of treatable mental retardation?
iodine
