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McKee, Jerry R.; Bodfish, James W. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
Medical records of residents of a facility for persons with mental retardation from January 1, 1978, through December 31, 1997, were analyzed to identify incidence of sudden unexpected death for 180 individuals with and 125 without comorbid epilepsy. Eighty deaths were identified, with 55 occurring in those with epilepsy. (Contains 15 references.)…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Epilepsy, Incidence
Peer reviewedVeall, R. M. – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1974
Descriptors: Age Differences, Downs Syndrome, Drafting, Epilepsy
Peer reviewedYousef, Jamal M. S. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1995
This study assessed the prevalence of epileptic seizures in 378 children attending special education centers for students with intellectual disability in Amman, Jordan. Findings indicated that 20% had a history of epilepsy. Epilepsy was more prevalent among children with severe disability than mild intellectual disability, males than females, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Epilepsy, Foreign Countries, Incidence
Mariani, Emilio; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
The prevalence of epilepsy was correlated with the severity and type of encephalopathy of 1,023 individuals with mental retardation. A total of 326 individuals were diagnosed with epilepsy. Results indicated a low percentage of epilepsy in chromosomic-genetic and young adult encephalopathies and a high prevalence when the neurodeficit was…
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Correlation, Epilepsy
Morgan, Christopher Ll.; Baxter, Helen; Kerr, Michael P. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2003
Examination of the prevalence of epilepsy and health service utilization in 1,595 people with intellectual disabilities in Wales found 16.1% had epilepsy. Standardized activity ratios were 3.07, 2.03, and 3.09 for inpatients, outpatients, and accident and emergency, respectively. Patients with intellectual disability and co-existing epilepsy used…
Descriptors: Adults, Death, Elementary Secondary Education, Epilepsy
Peer reviewedBundey, Sarah; Carter, C. O. – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1974
Examined were the incidence of retardation and related risk factors (including cerebral palsy) among 446 siblings of 179 severely retarded children (IQ less than 50) with unknown etiology. (CL)
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Exceptional Child Research, Incidence
Peer reviewedStewart, Larry G. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1978
Information is presented on the definition, causes, effects and population estimates for developmental disabilities; and a tentative hypothesis regarding the hearing impaired/developmentally disabled is set forth. (CL)
Descriptors: Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Definitions, Developmental Disabilities
Peer reviewedZwirecki, Robert J.; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1976
Descriptors: Deafness, Drug Therapy, Epilepsy, Exceptional Child Research
Elia, M.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1995
Clinical and neurophysiological findings for 28 patients (mean age 15 years) with mental retardation, autism, and epilepsy were described, including classification of seizure type and epileptic syndrome, etiology, severity of autism and epilepsy, electroencephalography findings, and neuroimaging findings. No particular epileptic syndrome…
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Epilepsy, Etiology
