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Lin, Jin-Ding; Yen, Chia-Feng; Wu, Jia-Ling; Kang, Shih-Wan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The main purposes of the present analysis were to describe the causes of intellectual disability (ID) and examine its overtime change from 2000 to 2007 in Taiwan. Data of the present study mainly come from the public web-access information which collected by the Department of Statistics, Ministry of the Interiors, Taipei, Taiwan. Data were…
Descriptors: Databases, Mental Retardation, Diseases, Foreign Countries
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Briegel, Wolfgang; Schimek, Martina; Kamp-Becker, Inge – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Moebius sequence is a rare congenital disorder usually defined as a combination of facial weakness with impairment of ocular abduction. It is questionable, whether there is a strong association of the sequence with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) as suggested in some earlier case reports and studies. Twenty-two participants with Moebius sequence…
Descriptors: Physical Examinations, Mental Retardation, Autism, Asperger Syndrome
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Sharif, M.; Ziaei, H.; Daryani, A.; Ajami, A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
Serological studies revealed that toxoplasmosis has world wide distribution. Although the infection by "Toxoplasma gondii" is widely prevalent in humans and animals, the disease is uncommon and most of the acquired infections are asymptomatic. The important aspect of this parasitic infection is the probable danger of congenital…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rehabilitation Centers, Disease Incidence, Gender Differences