Intellectual Disability in Indian Children: Experience with a Stratified Approach for Etiological Diagnosis.

dc.contributor.authorJain, Silky
dc.contributor.authorChowdhury, Veena
dc.contributor.authorJuneja, Monica
dc.contributor.authorKabra, Madhulika
dc.contributor.authorPandey, Sanjeev
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Ankur
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharya, Malobika
dc.contributor.authorKapoor Seema
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-07T05:50:38Z
dc.date.available2016-01-07T05:50:38Z
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.description.abstractObjective: To study the clinico-etiological profile of children with intellectual disability using an algorithmic approach. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Tertiary care centre in Northern India. Participants: Consecutive children aged 3 months to 12 years, presenting with intellectual disability, confirmed by Developmental Assessment Scale for Indian Infants, Binet Kulshreshtha Test and Vineland Social Maturity Scale. Method: All children were assessed on an internally validated structured proforma. A targeted approach included thyroid function tests, Brainstem evoked response audiometry, electroencephalogram, neuroimaging and metabolic screen done as a pre-decided schema. Genetic tests included karyotyping, molecular studies for Fragile X, Multiplex Ligation Dependent Probe Amplification and Array Comparative Genomic Hybridisation. Results: Data of 101 children (median age 22 months) was analyzed. The etiological yield was 82.1% with genetic causes being the most common (61.4%) followed by perinatal acquired (20.4%), CNS malformations (12%), external prenatal (3.6%), and postnatal acquired (2.4%). Mild delay was seen in 11.7%, moderate in 21.7%, severe in 30.6% and profound in 35.6%. Conclusion: It is possible to ascertain the diagnosis in most of the cases of intellectual disability using a judicious and sequential battery of tests.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJain Silky, Chowdhury Veena, Juneja Monica, Kabra Madhulika, Pandey Sanjeev, Singh Ankur, Bhattacharya Malobika, Kapoor Seema. Intellectual Disability in Indian Children: Experience with a Stratified Approach for Etiological Diagnosis. Indian Pediatrics. 2013 December; 50(12): 1125-1130.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/170093
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.indianpediatrics.net/dec2013/dec-1125-1130.htmen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjectEtiologyen_US
dc.subjectIntellectual disabilityen_US
dc.titleIntellectual Disability in Indian Children: Experience with a Stratified Approach for Etiological Diagnosis.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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