Learning disability – 5

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26 Learning disability – 5

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1. Low IQ occurs in subsequent generations.
2. Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with mental retardation in her children.
3. Asperger syndrome is more common in males than in females.
4. There is more than chance association between Asperger syndrome and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome.
5. Translocation accounts for 95% of Down’s syndrome.
6. The prevalence of epilepsy in Down’s syndrome varies with age.
7. Autistic features are rare in Down’s syndrome.
8. Down’s syndrome is associated with both conduction and sensorineural deafness.
9. Sleep apnoea and recurrent respiratory infections are common in Down’s syndrome.
10. In Fragile X syndrome, the fragile fragment occurs on the short arm of the X chromosome.
11. Female carriers of Fragile X syndrome have more cognitive impairment than males.
12. In Heller’s disease the development is normal in the first 2 years of life.
13. Most patients with Klinefelter syndrome have moderate LD.
14. Lennox–Gestaut syndrome is usually associated with LD.
15. Lesch–Nyhan syndrome can be successfully treated with diet.
16. Phenylketonuria is an autosomal dominant condition.
17. Temper tantrums are a feature of Prader–Willi syndrome.
18. Sturge–Weber syndrome is transmitted by dominant inheritance.
19. Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is transmitted through a single recessive gene.
20. Café au lait spots are seen in tuberous sclerosis complex.
21. Onset after West’s syndrome is a poor prognostic indicator in Lennox–Gestaut syndrome.
22. Episodes of delirium are a feature of Wilson’s disease.
23. People with LD are more likely to present with complaints of low mood when depressed.
24. Personality disorders can be diagnosed in those with LD.
25. Children with profound LD and behavioural problems usually benefit from behavioural therapy.