TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 185. Genetic Evaluation of Developmental Delay/Mental Retardation
A1  - Battaglia, Agatino
A1  - Carey, John C.
A2  - Rudolph, Colin D.
A2  - Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2  - Lister, George E.
A2  - First, Lewis R.
A2  - Gershon, Anne A.
PY  - 2011
T2  - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
AB  - Medically,  mental  retardation  (MR)  or  “intellectual  disability”  (ID,  the  currently  preferred  term)  is  a  highly  variable,  heterogeneous  manifestation  of  central  nervous  system  dysfunction.  According  to  the  Diagnostic  and  Statistical  Manual,  4th  edition  (DSM-IV)  (1994),  the  diagnostic  criteria  are  (1)  onset  before  age  18;  (2)  an  IQ  of  approximately  70  or  below;  and  (3)  concurrent  deficits  or  impairments  in  two  or  more  of  the  following  areas:  communication,  self-care,  home  living,  social  and  interpersonal  skills,  use  of  community  resources,  self-direction,  functional  academics,  health  and  safety,  and  work  and  leisure.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7018118
ER  -