Mental retardation differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chelsea Mae Nobleza, M.D.[2]
Overview
[Disease name] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], [clinical feature 2], and [clinical feature 3], such as [differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3].
OR
[Disease name] must be differentiated from [[differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3].
Differentiating [Disease name] from other Diseases
- Neurocognitive disorders – there is loss of cognitive functioning in these cases.
- Specific learning disorder and language disorders – compared to individuals with ID, these individuals have deficits in communication and learning aspects but with normal intellect and adaptive function.
- Autism spectrum disorder – social development and language deficits are the hallmark of autism spectrum patients and have normal motor development.
Possible hearing and visual impairments should be ruled out in diagnosing intellectual disability. [1] [2]
Differential Diagnosis
In alphabetical order.[3][4][5]
- Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Angelman Syndrome
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Communication disorders and specific learning disorder
- Congenital hypothyroidism
- Cri du chat syndrome
- Cytomegalovirus
- Deprivation syndrome
- Down's Syndrome
- Encephalitis
- Fragile X syndrome
- Galactosemia
- High bilirubin levels in babies
- HIV infection
- Hunter syndrome
- Hurler syndrome
- Hypoglycemia
- Idiopathic
- Intracranial hemorrhage
- Intrauterine exposure to toxins
- Lack of oxygen
- Lesch-Nyhan's syndrome
- Listeriosis
- Low socioeconomic status
- Major and mild neurocognitive disorders
- Meningitis
- Metachromatic leukodystrophy
- Phenylketonuria
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Rett Syndrome
- Reye's Syndrome
- Rubella
- Sanfilippo syndrome
- Toxoplasmosis
- Trauma after birth
- Trauma before birth
- Trauma during birth
- Tuberous Sclerosis
References
- ↑ Patel, Dilip R.; Apple, Roger; Kanungo, Shibani; Akkal, Ashley (2018). "Intellectual disability: definitions, evaluation and principles of treatment". Pediatric Medicine. 1: 11–11. doi:10.21037/pm.2018.12.02. ISSN 2617-5428.
- ↑ "Neurodevelopmental Disorders". 2013. doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.dsm01.
- ↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016
- ↑ Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X
- ↑ Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.