Intellectual disability is a developmental disability where the symptoms develop any time before a child turns 18 years of age. These symptoms are categorized as being mild, moderate or severe. This disability is marked by delays in communication, social interaction, attaining motor milestone and self-care skills.
According to physicians:
A person has an intellectual disability if he/she shows the following:
- IQ below 75
- The person lacks two or more essential skills needed to live and work (communication, self-care, cognitive)
Identifying and diagnosing intellectual disability can be challenging. However, accurate diagnosis and treatment are essential to provide a healthy and fulfilling life to a person.
A child with limitations in his/her intellect lag in areas such as:
- Intellectual and cognitive abilities (learning, problem solving, reasoning)
- Adaptive functioning (communication and independent living)
Stem cell treatment for intellectual disability in Mumbai’s Neurogen hospital is the most befitting solution without any side effects or risk factors.
Causes
Many different reasons that result in intellectual disability in children. It is often linked to genetic disorders or may develop due to measles, meningitis and whooping cough and measles. At times a traumatic brain injury during childhood or excessive exposure to toxins such as lead or mercury results in intellectual disability.
- Infection: Infection during pregnancy or at birth, defective development of the fetus, insufficient oxygen supply to the brain, excessive alcohol or drug consumption by the mother during pregnancy, etc.
- Genetic conditions: Genetic disorders such as Down’s syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, etc.
- Metabolic: Hyper-bilirubinemia level in babies
- Nutrition: Insufficient healthy diet or malnourishment during pregnancy
- Environmental factors: Exposure to lead or mercury poisoning.
The symptoms of intellectual disability in children vary according to the level of their disability (mild, moderate or severe).
A child with an intellectual disability show signs that include:
- Lack of attention
- Nervous
- Find difficulty in understanding and following commands
- Weak grasping power
- Lack of sitting tolerance
- Prefer to stay alone
- Find trouble in making friends and communicating with people
Health professionals measure their abilities through IQ testing for assessing the level of impairment. Parents of children with an intellectual developmental disorder must consult the neurosurgeons who can help these children lead full and happy lives through stem cell treatment, rehabilitation therapies, and proper guidance.
The professionals at Neurogen Brain and Spine Institute use several procedures to deliver an optimum level of treatment with the stem cells. They offer their patients the safest mode of treatment for their condition with stem cells. These stem cells are aspirated from the patient’s own hip bone with the help of an aspiration needle. They separate the stem cells from the marrow tissue and are infused intrathecally into the cerebrospinal fluid.
Around 93% of patients treated at NGBSI for Intellectual Disability, from across the globe, now enjoy a happy and satisfied life post their regenerative therapy with stem cells provided at Neurogen Brain and Spine Institute.
