Intellectual Disabilities
IQ stands for this
What is intelligence quotient?
Down syndrome is caused by the presence of an extra copy of this chromosome
What is chromosome 21?
Cerebral palsy involves muscle weakness or poor muscle control due to a defect in this region of the brain
What is the motor region?
Autism begins during this period of life
What is early childhood?
hydrocephalus occurs when this fluid collects in and around the brain
What is cerebrospinal fluid?
Intellectual disability involves severe limits in intellectual function and this other area
What is adaptive behavior?
Down syndrome occurs at this point in development
What is fertilization?
This is described as the usual cause of cerebral palsy
What is lack of oxygen to the brain?
Spina bifida is a defect involving this part of the body
What is the spinal column?
One physical sign of hydrocephalus is enlargement of this body part
What is the head?
An Intellectual disability is generally associated with an IQ score of about this number or below
What is 70?
Name TWO Health problems commonly associated with Down Syndrome
What are heart defects, thyroid problems, hearing/vision problems, respiratory or ear infections, obesity, or increased leukemia risk?
In this form of paralysis both arms and both legs are affected along with the truck and neck muscles
What is quadriplegia?
This type of spina bifida involves vertebrae that are closed with a normal spinal cord and nerves
What is spina bifida occulta?
A device placed into the brain allows cerebrospinal fluid to drain in people with hydrocephalus
What is a shunt?