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MeSH Heading: Intellectual Disability
Tree Number(s): C10.597.606.360; C23.888.592.604.646; F01.700.687; F03.625.539
Unique ID: D008607
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008607
Annotation: do not equate /‌rehabil with Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Scope Note: Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. This has multiple potential etiologies, including genetic defects and perinatal insults. Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are commonly used to determine whether an individual has an intellectual disability. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline range. Scores below 67 are in the disabled range. (from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p28)
Entry Term(s): Deficiency, Mental; Disability, Intellectual; Idiocy; Intellectual Development Disorder; Mental Deficiency; Mental Retardation; Mental Retardation, Psychosocial; Retardation, Mental
Public MeSH Note: 1967; see MENTAL DEFICIENCY 1963-1966; see IDIOCY 1963-1984; see MENTAL RETARDATION, PSYCHOSOCIAL 1969-1997
History Note: 1967(1963)
Entry Combination: education:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/08/09

Entry Combination: education:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
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Concept UI: M0013414
Scope Note: Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. This has multiple potential etiologies, including genetic defects and perinatal insults. Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are commonly used to determine whether an individual has an intellectual disability. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline range. Scores below 67 are in the disabled range. (from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p28)
Terms: Intellectual Disability Preferred Term
Term UI T784120
Date01/19/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Disability, Intellectual
Term UI T750007
Date04/27/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2010); Intellectual Development Disorder
Term UI T855638
Date02/26/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Mental Retardation
Term UI T025608
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1978); Retardation, Mental
Term UI T372691
Date11/08/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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