Patient's question:
High fever of 38 degrees for four months, medication and food not subsiding. After four months without medication, the high fever subsided to normal. At that time, he had heart disease. The doctor said surgery could only be performed after the age of three. It has now been cured. Now 10 years old, walking normally, very healthy and lively, but speech is not very clear. Unable to do arithmetic. Just started preschool. What kind of assistance is needed: How can he be cured? How can he speak normally? How can his memory be improved?Doctor's answer:
Intellectual disability is a group of symptoms, caused by certain diseases or other harmful factors, and it is not a distinct disease entity. In mild intellectual disability patients, some may have brain atrophy, cerebral developmental disorders, or associated with ataxia. Advice: The treatment of intellectual disability is extremely difficult, but it is not without hope; if detected early and actively treated, there is a possibility of achieving good results in some aspects.