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The Documentation of Health Problems in Relation to Prescribed Medication in People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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van der Heide, D. C.; van der Putten, A. A. J.; van den Berg, P. B.; Taxis, K.; Vlaskamp, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) suffer from a wide range of health problems and use a wide range of different drugs. This study investigated for frequently used medication whether there was a health problem documented in the medical notes for the drug prescribed. Method: Persons with PIMD with an…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Severe Mental Retardation, Physical Health, Residential Institutions
The Treatment of Epilepsy in Autism.
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Gillberg, Christopher – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
Sixty-six patients under age 25 with autism and epileptic seizures were treated and followed for 2 years. The cases are analyzed in terms of type of epilepsy, drugs used, and other treatments given. Practical guidelines are offered for the management of epilepsy in autism. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Children, Drug Therapy
Low Serum Calcium Levels in Forty Mentally Subnormal Epileptics
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Viukari, N. M. A.; And Others – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1972
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Drug Therapy, Epilepsy, Exceptional Child Research
The Incidence of Neurological Problems in a Deaf School Age Population
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Zwirecki, Robert J.; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1976
Descriptors: Deafness, Drug Therapy, Epilepsy, Exceptional Child Research