{"title":"Children with mental retardation and epilepsy: demographics and general concerns.","authors":"H B Waldman, M Swerdloff, S P Perlman","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Epilepsy is the most frequent additional handicap in children with mental retardation, with a reported prevalence between 5 and 50 percent. Demographics, issues of control of epilepsy and general attitudes to the care of these youngsters are considered in an effort to increase the availability of needed dental services.</p>","PeriodicalId":75566,"journal":{"name":"ASDC journal of dentistry for children","volume":"67 4","pages":"268-74, 231"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2000-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"ASDC journal of dentistry for children","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Epilepsy is the most frequent additional handicap in children with mental retardation, with a reported prevalence between 5 and 50 percent. Demographics, issues of control of epilepsy and general attitudes to the care of these youngsters are considered in an effort to increase the availability of needed dental services.