Deonna T
Schweiz Arch Neurol Neurochir Psychiatr. 1979;124(1):137-45.
This review of the organic aspects of mental retardation considers this handicap among the other chronic neuropediatric disorders and is one of the numerous possible manifestations of a cerebral damage occurring in a developing nervous system. The relative frequency of the different etiologies is discussed in relation to the severity of the mental handicap. The prenatal causes of mental deficiency which are the most frequent are reviewed and a distinction is made between malformations and pseudomalformations. Particular mention of the fetal alcohol syndrome is made. The role of perinatal medicine in the epidemiology of mental retardation is discussed and the diagnostic approach of a particular child with mental retardation is presented with the personal experience of the author in the pediatric department, CHUV, Lausanne. The possible measures to prevent mental retardation are finally discussed.
这篇关于智力迟钝器质性方面的综述，将这种残疾与其他慢性神经儿科疾病放在一起考虑，它是发育中的神经系统发生脑损伤的众多可能表现之一。文中讨论了不同病因的相对发生率与智力残疾严重程度的关系。回顾了最常见的智力缺陷产前病因，并对畸形和假性畸形进行了区分。特别提到了胎儿酒精综合征。讨论了围产期医学在智力迟钝流行病学中的作用，并结合作者在洛桑大学医院儿科的个人经验，介绍了对一名患有智力迟钝的特定儿童的诊断方法。最后讨论了预防智力迟钝的可能措施。
