Intellectual Disability and Ill Health – A Review of the Evidence

Introduction Jane McCarthy, Jean O'Hara and Nick Bouras Part I. Healthcare and Aetiology: 1. Healthcare and intellectual disability Jean O'Hara 2. Congenital causes Jessica A. Hellings, Merlin G. Butler and John A. Grant 3. Disorders of environmental origin Alaa Al-Sheikh Part II. Systems Disorders: 4. Infectious diseases Neil A. Douglas 5. Immune system diseases Jenny Torr and Lynette Lee 6. Cardiovascular diseases Joav Merrick and Mohammed Morad 7. Respiratory diseases Muhunthan Thillai 8. Digestive system diseases Robert W. Davis 9. Urological and male genital diseases Stefano Lassi 10. Obstetric and gynaecological disorders Maeve Eogan and Mary Wingfield 11. Metabolic and endocrine diseases Joav Merrick and Mohammed Morad 12. Neoplasms Simon Bonell 13. Otorhinolaryngological disorders Vishwa Radhakrishnan 14. Eye diseases and visual impairment J. Margaret Woodhouse 15. Dentition and oral health diseases Stefano Fedele and Crispian Scully Part III. Disorders of the Nervous System and Neurodevelopment: 16. Mental illness Stephen Ruedrich 17. Neurodevelopmental disorders Seth A. Mensah and William I. Fraser 18. Diseases of the nervous system I: epilepsy, hydrocephaly and nervous system malformations Basil Cardoza and Mike Kerr 19. Diseases of the nervous system II: neurodegenerative diseases including the dementias Muthukumar Kannabiran and Shoumitro Deb 20. Diseases of the nervous system III: cerebral palsy, movement disorders and pain perception Henry Kwok and W. H. Cheung.