Sökning: "profound mental retardation"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden profound mental retardation.

  1. 1. Communicative competence in persons with profound mental retardation : intervention focused on the social context

    Författare :Mats Granlund; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  3. 2. Att tolka barns signaler : gravt utvecklingsstörda flerhandikappade barns lek och kommunikation

    Författare :Jane Brodin; Ingemar Emanuelsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mother-child interaction; non-verbal communication; augmentative and alternative communication; pattern of interaction; profound mental retardation; multiple handicaps; play; pedagogik; Education;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to describe interaction between mothers/ caregivers and their profoundly mentally retarded and multiply handicapped children, and to describe the function of play in communicative interaction.In the study I describe the communicative interaction of six children aged 1:3 to 10 years. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Hypothyroidism caused by a mutant thyroid hormone receptor alpha1 : consequences for development and physiology

    Författare :Maria Sjögren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Lack of sufficient thyroid hormone during pregnancy and early postnatal development results in profound mental retardation and motor deficits whereas altered thyroid status in the adult is associated with disturbed metabolic homeostasis and impaired cardiac function. Thyroid hormone mediates its effects through the distinct thyroid hormone receptors (TR) TRalpha1 and TRbeta1-2, which are ligand-modulated transcription factors that regulate gene expression both in the presence and absence of hormone. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Neonatal screening in Sweden and disease-causing variants in phenylketonuria, galactosaemia and biotinidase deficiency

    Författare :Annika Ohlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Phenylketonuria, galactosaemia and biotinidase deficiency were the first three inborn errors of metabolism to be included in the Swedish programme. This thesis describes these conditions with an emphasis on screening performance and disease-causing genetic variants in the patients. LÄS MER