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Knowledge, skills and performance

Examining patients with learning disabilities

Some causes of learning disability

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The major causes of learning disability in the UK are:42
  1. unknown aetiology
  2. prematurity
  3. chromosomal disorders
  4. Down’s syndrome
  5. Fragile-X syndrome
  6. cerebral palsy
  7. genetic disorders
  8. metabolic disorders
  9. iatrogenic disorders

References

42 Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2015) Eye care services for adults with learning disabilities [Accessed 18 Nov 2020]
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