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Health Indicators in Intellectual Developmental Disorders: The Key Findings of the POMONA-ESP Project
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Folch, Annabel; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Vicens, Paloma; Cortés, Maria José; Irazábal, Marcia; Muñoz, Silvia; Rovira, Lluís; Orejuela, Carmen; González, Juan A.; Martínez-Leal, Rafael – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: The aim of this paper was to summarize the main results of the POMONA-ESP project, the first study to explore health status in a large representative, randomized and stratified sample of people with intellectual developmental disorders in Spain. Methods: The POMONA-ESP project collected information about the health of 953 individuals…
Descriptors: Health, Intellectual Disability, Health Services, Drug Therapy
Genes, Seizures & Epilepsy
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Goldman, Alica M. – Exceptional Parent, 2006
The chance that someone will develop any disease is influenced by heredity and environment. Epilepsy is not an exception. Everybody inherits a unique degree of susceptibility to seizures. About 3 percent of the United States population is prone to seizures and will get epilepsy at some point of their lives (1). Two thirds of the people with…
Descriptors: Heredity, Caregivers, Seizures, Genetics
Seizures and Teens: When Seizures Aren't the Only Problem
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Kanner, Andres M.; Shafer, Patricia O. – Exceptional Parent, 2006
Some teenagers with epilepsy only have to deal with seizures, which can be tough enough, but for other teens, seizures are not the only problem. Parents and caregivers often report changes in their teens' abilities to think clearly, learn in school, or remain focused in class. Mood and other behavioral problems may also be seen. It is critical…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Behavior Problems, Seizures, Epilepsy