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Learning disability

MedGen UID:
199623
Concept ID:
C0751265
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Disabilities, Learning; Disability, Learning; Learning Disabilities; Learning Disability
SNOMED CT: General learning disability (1855002); Learning disability (1855002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004681

Definition

A group of disorders that affect a person's ability to learn or process specific types of information which is in contrast to his/her apparent level of intellect. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Thompson K
Br J Nurs 2024 Sep 5;33(16):752. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2024.0260. PMID: 39250456
Carey IM, Hosking FJ, DeWilde S, Harris T, Beighton C, Cook DG
Br J Gen Pract 2016 Jul;66(648):351-2. doi: 10.3399/bjgp16X685861. PMID: 27364662Free PMC Article
Russell O
Practitioner 2006 Oct;250(1687):39, 41-3. PMID: 17066889

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bae J, Awammi M, Macnair A, Graham C
Clin Med (Lond) 2022 Jul;22(Suppl 4):84. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.22-4-s84. PMID: 36220223Free PMC Article
Hardiman RL, McGill P
Res Dev Disabil 2018 May;76:99-109. Epub 2018 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.02.020. PMID: 29525058
Karande S, Kulkarni M
Indian J Pediatr 2005 Nov;72(11):961-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02731673. PMID: 16391452
Sharkey FH, Maher E, FitzPatrick DR
Arch Dis Child 2005 Dec;90(12):1264-9. doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.068668. PMID: 16301555Free PMC Article
Cooke LB
J Intellect Disabil Res 1997 Aug;41 ( Pt 4):312-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1997.tb00714.x. PMID: 9297608

Diagnosis

Castaldi E, Piazza M, Iuculano T
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;174:61-75. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64148-9.00005-3. PMID: 32977896
McDowell M
J Paediatr Child Health 2018 Oct;54(10):1077-1083. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14168. PMID: 30294983
Vasudevan P, Suri M
Clin Med (Lond) 2017 Dec;17(6):558-561. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-558. PMID: 29196358Free PMC Article
Reid AH
Br J Psychiatry 1994 May;164(5):613-8. doi: 10.1192/bjp.164.5.613. PMID: 7921710
Green RG, Wilkes JR
Can Med Assoc J 1972 Jun 10;106(11):1161-2. PMID: 5034695Free PMC Article

Therapy

Rugg-Gunn F, Miserocchi A, McEvoy A
Pract Neurol 2020 Feb;20(1):4-14. Epub 2019 Aug 16 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2019-002192. PMID: 31420415
Moodliar S, Naguy A, AlKhadhari S
Am J Ther 2019 Oct 20;28(2):e258-e260. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001082. PMID: 31651448
Vogel MJ
Can Med Assoc J 1973 Apr 21;108(8):959. PMID: 4266949Free PMC Article
Green RG, Wilkes JR
Can Med Assoc J 1972 Jun 10;106(11):1161-2. PMID: 5034695Free PMC Article
Osmond H
Can Med Assoc J 1972 Dec 9;107(11):1059. PMID: 4640808Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Dawson G, Rieder AD, Johnson MH
Lancet Neurol 2023 Mar;22(3):244-254. Epub 2022 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00407-0. PMID: 36427512Free PMC Article
Santoro JD, Pagarkar D, Chu DT, Rosso M, Paulsen KC, Levitt P, Rafii MS
J Neurol 2021 Dec;268(12):4495-4509. Epub 2020 Sep 12 doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10179-w. PMID: 32920658
Turner AM
J Paediatr Child Health 2014 Oct;50(10):E14-20. Epub 2011 Jul 19 doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01970.x. PMID: 21771153
Spreen O
J Consult Clin Psychol 1988 Dec;56(6):836-42. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.56.6.836. PMID: 3060502
Allen MC, Jones MD Jr
Obstet Gynecol 1986 Mar;67(3):427-37. PMID: 2935764

Clinical prediction guides

Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland CAC, Bafadhel M, Russell REK, Sheikh A, Brindle P, Channon KM
Nat Med 2024 May;30(5):1440-1447. Epub 2024 Apr 18 doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-02905-y. PMID: 38637635Free PMC Article
Gilmour AF, Harper J, Lloyd B, Van Camp A
J Learn Disabil 2024 May-Jun;57(3):168-180. Epub 2023 Dec 4 doi: 10.1177/00222194231215013. PMID: 38047325
Ebrahimi L, Pouretemad H, Stein J, Alizadeh E, Khatibi A
Ann Dyslexia 2022 Apr;72(1):125-146. Epub 2021 Sep 12 doi: 10.1007/s11881-021-00245-x. PMID: 34510363
Hutaff-Lee C, Bennett E, Howell S, Tartaglia N
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2019 Mar;181(1):126-134. Epub 2019 Feb 14 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31687. PMID: 30767374Free PMC Article
Tatton-Brown K, Douglas J, Coleman K, Baujat G, Cole TR, Das S, Horn D, Hughes HE, Temple IK, Faravelli F, Waggoner D, Turkmen S, Cormier-Daire V, Irrthum A, Rahman N; Childhood Overgrowth Collaboration
Am J Hum Genet 2005 Aug;77(2):193-204. Epub 2005 Jun 7 doi: 10.1086/432082. PMID: 15942875Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

O'Connor S, Yan Y, Thilo FJS, Felzmann H, Dowding D, Lee JJ
J Clin Nurs 2023 Jul;32(13-14):2951-2968. Epub 2022 Jul 31 doi: 10.1111/jocn.16478. PMID: 35908207
Santoro JD, Pagarkar D, Chu DT, Rosso M, Paulsen KC, Levitt P, Rafii MS
J Neurol 2021 Dec;268(12):4495-4509. Epub 2020 Sep 12 doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10179-w. PMID: 32920658
Gulati G, Murphy V, Clarke A, Delcellier K, Meagher D, Kennedy H, Fistein E, Bogue J, Dunne CP
Int J Prison Health 2018 Sep 10;14(3):188-196. doi: 10.1108/IJPH-01-2017-0003. PMID: 30274556
Hardiman RL, McGill P
Res Dev Disabil 2018 May;76:99-109. Epub 2018 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.02.020. PMID: 29525058
Amarasuriya UK, Myles PR, Sanders RD
Curr Drug Saf 2012 Nov 1;7(5):367-71. PMID: 23373552

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