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Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by uncontrollable movements and vocalisations known as tics.
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Risk of Hospitalizations Following Gastrostomy in Children with Intellectual DisabilityGastrostomy was associated with health benefits including reduced all-cause and epilepsy hospitalizations, but was not protective against acute LRTI
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Risk of Developmental Disorders in Children of Immigrant Mothers: A Population-Based Data Linkage EvaluationIncreased risk of autism spectrum disorder with intellectual disability and cerebral palsy with intellectual disability for mothers of some foreign-born groups
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Towards a molecular characterization of autism spectrum disorders: An exome sequencing and systems approachThis paper profiles the functional pattern of DNA variants found at a higher rate in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), X-linked intellectual...
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Measurement of Sedentary Behaviors or "downtime" in Rett SyndromeThis study aimed to validate measures of sedentary time in individuals with Rett syndrome.
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Impact of prenatal screening and diagnostic testing on trends in Down syndrome births and terminations in Western Australia 1980 to 2013To assess how prenatal screening and diagnostic testing have impacted the diagnosis, termination and birth prevalence of Down syndrome in Western Australia...
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Investigating falls in adults with intellectual disability living in community settings and their experiences of post-fall care servicesThis study will determine the rate of falls among older adults with ID living in community based settings, which will assist to identify the extent of this problem
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Onset of maternal psychiatric disorders after the birth of a child with autism spectrum disorder: A retrospective cohort studyMothers of a child with autism spectrum disorder have more psychiatric disorders after the birth of their child.
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X-exome sequencing of 405 unresolved families identifies seven novel intellectual disability genesSystematic sequencing of all X-chromosomal genes in patients with genetic evidence for X-chromosome locus involvement may resolve 58% of Fragile X-negative cases