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ETIOLOGY AND SYNDROMES ASSOCIATED WITH DISABILITY - INTELLECTUAL - LITERATURE REVIEW

2023; Volume: 3; Issue: 67 Linguagem: Inglês

10.22533/at.ed.1593672330084

ISSN

2764-0159

Autores

Manuel Agnelo dos Santos Júnior, Deisiane de Almeida Agnelo, Priscila Ariede Petinuci Bardal, Fernanda Loch Horbucz, Ingrid Sarmento Leite, Laila Cristine Carvalho, Júlia Machado Barros, Adriano de Lucena Jambo Cantarelli, Maria Eduarda Cavalcante Amorim, Érica Zaneti, Luiz Gustavo De Sant’Anna Santos, Camilla Sousa Alves, Samanttha Cristina da Silva Chaves,

Tópico(s)

Health and Well-being Studies

Resumo

Introduction: Intellectual disability is characterized by intellectual deficit and impairment in functions, with early onset, before maturity is reached, usually before the age of 18.It is estimated that 1% of the population has intellectual disability, with the majority classified in mild cases.Objective: To review the etiologies and syndromes associated with intellectual disability.Result: Modifiable risk factors such as infections, exposure to toxic substances such as alcohol, perinatal distress and proteincaloric malnutrition must be widely publicized as conditions that lead to numerous cognitive deficits in developing children.Conclusion: Among the etiologies of ID, we highlight chromosomal and genetic syndromes, malformations of the central nervous system, infectious and toxic causes, asphyxia, stroke, protein-caloric malnutrition, radiation and traumatic brain injury.Regarding the syndromes associated with ID, the most common is Down syndrome, followed by fetal alcohol syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, Rett syndrome and fragile X syndrome.

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