Learning Disabilities Flashcards
Aetiology of LD. how can it come about at conception or before conception?
chromosomal or genetic
in infancy?
infections, trauma, NAI, toxins
at birth?
extreme prematurity, birth injury, cerebral anoxia
IQ cut off for mild LD?
50-69
what is the mental age in this?
6 to under 12 (11) 9/11 on cooker
speech reading and writing delayed
yes
what kind of work will they get?
unskilled or semi skilled
Borderline LD - IQ?
70-84 (mental age 12- less than 15)
moderate LD IQ (35-49) are the majority organic or not?
organic
mental age?
6-under 9
epilepsy and physical disability common?
yes
simple practical tasks can be carried out with supervision
y
IQ of 20-34. what LD?
20-34
what occurs in around 50% of severe LD?
epilepsy. s3v3r3 mental age 3-6
what metabolic things can cause LD during postnatal period?
high bilirubin, hypoglycaemia
profound LD - IQ and mental age
IQ of less than 20 - mental age less 3 (thomas reception)
tuberous sclerosis, how cause LD
benigntumoucr growth in brain
congenital thyroid problem which causes LD?
hypothyroidism
pre natal infections that can cause it?
CMV, rubella, toxoplasmosis
how much more common is schizophrenia and depressive disorder in LD?
3
which symptoms are more common in schiz?
negative
in order to be diagnosed with LD, three criteria?
IQ less than 70
onset before age of 18
impairment in wide range of functions
can you have IQ less than 70 and not have LD?
yes, just below average intelligence
mental age of borderline learning disorder?
12-15
DiGeorge is deletion on chromosome?
22Q
features of DiGeorge?
small head, facial abnormalities, prominent nose, congenital heart disease and increased risk of schizophrenia
main medical complication of LD?
epilepsy
patients with LD are more likely to have which symptoms in schizophrenia?
negative symptoms
in depression, more likely to present with ?
somatic symptoms
autism is co morbid in what % of patients?
30
