"Intellectual Disability" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. This has multiple potential etiologies, including genetic defects and perinatal insults. Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are commonly used to determine whether an individual has an intellectual disability. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline range. Scores below 67 are in the disabled range. (from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p28)
| Descriptor ID |
D008607
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.643 C23.888.592.604.646 F01.700.687 F03.625.539
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| Concept/Terms |
Intellectual Disability- Intellectual Disability
- Disabilities, Intellectual
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Retardation, Mental
- Mental Retardation
- Disability, Intellectual
- Intellectual Development Disorder
- Development Disorder, Intellectual
- Development Disorders, Intellectual
- Disorder, Intellectual Development
- Disorders, Intellectual Development
- Intellectual Development Disorders
Mental Retardation, Psychosocial- Mental Retardation, Psychosocial
- Mental Retardations, Psychosocial
- Psychosocial Mental Retardation
- Psychosocial Mental Retardations
- Retardation, Psychosocial Mental
- Retardations, Psychosocial Mental
Deficiency, Mental- Deficiency, Mental
- Deficiencies, Mental
- Mental Deficiencies
- Mental Deficiency
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intellectual Disability" by people in Profiles.
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Neurodiversity and Intellectual Disability: Opportunities and Challenges for Functioning and Participation Across the Life Course. Pediatr Ann. 2026 Jul; 55(7):e252-e259.
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Biallelic Novel SKOR2 Variants in Individuals With Cerebellar Hypoplasia and Intellectual Disability, Expanding the Phenotypic Spectrum of Valence-Farazi Cerebellar Ataxia Syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2026 Jul; 200(7):1725-1739.
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SUPT16H-associated neurodevelopmental disorder and neurocristopathy: genetic and phenotypic spectrum. Hum Mol Genet. 2026 Feb 23; 35(4).
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Neuropsychiatric Disorders Among Adult Emergency Department Patients With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Psychiatr Serv. 2025 Nov 01; 76(11):970-979.
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The Spectrum of Neurologic Phenotypes Associated With NUS1 Pathogenic Variants: A Comprehensive Case Series. Ann Neurol. 2025 09; 98(3):561-572.
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Recurrent de novo variants in the spliceosomal factor CRNKL1 are associated with severe microcephaly and pontocerebellar hypoplasia with seizures. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 07 03; 112(7):1722-1732.
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Further Delineation of the AUTS2 HX Repeat Domain-Related Phenotype. Am J Med Genet A. 2025 09; 197(9):e64093.
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Pathogenic de novo variants in PPP2R5C cause a neurodevelopmental disorder within the Houge-Janssens syndrome spectrum. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 03 06; 112(3):554-571.
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BCL11A intellectual developmental disorder: defining the clinical spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlations. Eur J Hum Genet. 2025 Mar; 33(3):312-324.
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Closing Gaps in Public Services for US Residents With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 04 01; 178(4):335-336.