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Mental Retardation

Mental retardation is a reduction in intellectual functioning with limitation in adaptive functioning. This is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting day-to-day activities. Genetic conditions, a problem during pregnancy or birth, illness, injury, etc., are the cause of mental retardation. Treatment is done by education, vocal training, recreational activities, etc.

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I have a 26-year-old elder brother who acts like a child and requires evaluation and treatment. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor,I have a 26-year-old elder brother who thinks like a child. He can be fooled easily. His male friends would call and speak to him femininely while requesting money. It escalated eventually, and he gave away my mom's gold jewelry without our knowledge. He believed he was in a relationshi...  Read Full »


Dr. Seikhoo Bishnui

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read the query, and I can understand your concern. First, it appears from the history that he has some type of psychiatric condition. If a psychiatrist or another mental health professional had been consulted earlier, he would be doing better now. Due to fear...  Read Full »

My child has talking issues. What should I do?

Query: Hello doctor, A 26-month-old girl stopped talking at 19 months and started showing less response and a medical assessment was done and termed the child as differently abled. Some home therapies were done and the child was then allowed to interact with more people and now she showed drastic improveme...  Read Full »


Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. 1. Please get an MRI brain done with a repeat EEG to rule out any anomalies in the brain and its functioning. 2. From your history, this seems more like a psychological issue rather than anything else, very important clues being that the child was apparently alright ...  Read Full »

Can mental retardation in fetus be detected in 30 weeks ultrasound?

Query: Hello doctor, If nasal bone is absent due to trisomy 21, will that fetus suffer from mental retardation? Can mental retardation or other such problems detected by ultrasound at 30 weeks?  Read Full »


Dr. Mishra Keeranmayee Mihirkumar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Absent nasal bone is a soft tissue in ultrasound to diagnose Trisomy 21. Absent fetal nasal bone is one of the strongest soft markers in the second-trimester ultrasound screening. Detailed prenatal diagnosis is advisable to rule out abnormal karyotype when absent nasal ...  Read Full »

What could I do to maintain the health of my mentally disabled uncle who throws up often?

Query: Hi doctor, My uncle is mentally disabled. Before he used to eat well and he was a healthy person, but the problem was that he eats fast and he could not control himself. And now everything he eats or drinks, he throws up immediately. Doctors said that his throat has narrowed and he should eat only ...  Read Full »


Dr. Ajeet Kumar

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, with the provided information, unfortunately, there is a high suspicion of esophageal (food pipe) cancer or stomach cancer. He should undergo an immediate upper GI (gastrointestinal) endoscopy. Since doctors said that he has narrowing of the esophagus, they pro...  Read Full »

How to treat inferior wall ischemia with STEMI in mentally retarded patient?

Query: Hello doctor,I try to help a mentally limited woman of 36 with ACS complaint from which the ECG is not clear. I have a photograph of her ECG. It seems inferior wall ischemia or NSTEMI. I tried to get her examined, but difficult to explain to her. Can you please help in reading the ECG?  Read Full »


Dr. Vivek S Narayan Pillai

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I have gone through the attachment (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Yes, definitely, there are ischemic changes in the inferior wall as well as the lateral wall, suggestive of ischemia. If possible, do give her an antiplatelet a...  Read Full »

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