Types of mental retardation
Down Syndrome:
Down Syndrome is a condition in which extra genetic material causes delays in the way a child develops, mentally and physically. It affects one in every eight hundred babies. Down Syndrome was named after John Langdon Down, who first discovered the condition in 1887.
Down Syndrome is a condition in which extra genetic material causes delays in the way a child develops, mentally and physically. It affects one in every eight hundred babies. Down Syndrome was named after John Langdon Down, who first discovered the condition in 1887.
This shows a baby that was born with down syndrome
Phenylketonuria:
Phenylketonuria is a genetic disorder in which the body cant process part of protein named pienylalainine(phe)
Phe is in almost all foods, if the Phe level is too high it can damage the brain and cause s
Phenylketonuria is a genetic disorder in which the body cant process part of protein named pienylalainine(phe)
Phe is in almost all foods, if the Phe level is too high it can damage the brain and cause s
This picture shows what a normal person can eat, and a person with PKU can eat.
Cretinism:
Cretinism is when a brain and skeleton fails to develop properly resulting in mental retardation and dwarfism.
Cretinism is when a brain and skeleton fails to develop properly resulting in mental retardation and dwarfism.
The head on the left shows a person with cretinism. The head on the right shows a normal head.
Microcephaly:
"small headness" failure of the cranuim to attain normal size. The circumfrence of a head with microcephaly is 17inches, a normal cranium would be 22 inches
"small headness" failure of the cranuim to attain normal size. The circumfrence of a head with microcephaly is 17inches, a normal cranium would be 22 inches
