Mental retardation, 1990: an overview
Kugel, R.B.
Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association 83(10): 489-492
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-1876 PMID: 2290107 Document Number: 357935
This paper presents some of the major advances that have occurred in the field of mental retardation over the past 30 years. Included in this list are the developments of cytogenetics, etiology of cerebral palsy, progress in prevention as in Tay-Sachs disease and phenylketonuria, the fragile X syndrome, and the influence of certain aspects of diet on the developing fetus. Also included is a discussion of some of the areas of management of persons with mental retardation which remain as challenging problems for the future. These include persons who are both mentally retarded and emotionally ill, persons who are in penal institutions, and persons who have familial mental retardation.