X-linked genetic defects are important causes of mental retardation, and recent years have seen important progress in the identification of the genes involved in X-linked mental retardation (XLMR).

Tarpey et al. carry out a large-scale systematic sequencing of the majority of X-chromosome coding exons from 208 families with multiple individuals with mental retardation and a pattern of ...

People with mental retardation were once legally defined with the terms idiot, moron or feeble-minded. But they say the current term, mental retardation isn't acceptable either. Debate continues ...

Persons with recessively transmitted methemoglobinemia have slate-gray cyanosis. In general they encounter little difficulty although a small but significant number have mental retardation. In ...

What 'Mental Retardation' Means, and Why the Term Is Acceptable March 28, 2007 More than 18 years ago By Jay Mathews ...

Mental retardation is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills ("milestones") during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual ...

New research by Dutch geneticists demonstrates that spontaneous mutations are an important cause of mental retardation. The majority of mental retardation is caused by spontaneous mutations in ...

The Supreme Court ruled in 2002 that people with "mental retardation" should not be subject to the death penalty. And yet, that is what Hill likely faces in Georgia — unless the high court ...

Would God that mental retardation were so simple it could be explained with one word! The truth of the matter is that syphilis accounts for only a very small percentage of mental retardation.

Chandigarh: Mental retardation of a recruit cannot be attributable to military service and a person cannot be granted any benefits merely because his medical condition could not be detected at the ...

Psychomotor retardation is a slowing down of thought and physical movement, often seen in severe depression and other mental health conditions.