Patient name : Ali Jassim Mohammed. Age :10 years old. Sex : male. marital status: non. Residence :Baghdad

1. A case study (Mental retardation)
BY :
ZAID HJAB
UNDER SUPERVISION
DR.MOHAMED KUREISHI
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department
College of health and medical technology - Baghdad
Psychiatric rehabilitation

2. Identifying data
 Patient name : Ali Jassim Mohammed.
 Age :10 years old.
 Sex : male.
 marital status: non.
 Residence :Baghdad.

3. Chief complaint
 Difficult to learn.
 Difficult in speaking.
 Difficult in Communicate with others.

4. History of present illness
 Fairly well with social skills.
 Hardly spoken few words during the whole interview. Mother would constantly
answer all the points.
 The mother is frustrated with her son's condition .
 He is stubborn, if he wants something he insists on getting it, once he gets it ,
he cools down easily, but will never say sorry.
 He fights with older sister, she is dominating.
 Difficulty understanding and following social rules.
 Very slow learner.
 Selective memory he remembers songs and pictures.

5.  He studied everything, works hard but forgets again.
 Angary wants to throw things.
 Mother beats him frequently so he expresses his anger by shouting.
 He is scared of crackers.
 He takes care of his things . Has a great sense of curiosity , tries to open his toy cars
and sees what is inside
 When he is in good mood , he doesn’t make many mistakes, he very shy by nature
,he used to hide behind curtains.
 Appetite is good.
 Sleep only 5-6 hours.

6. PAST PSYCHIATRIC AND MEDICAL HISTORY:
 Down syndrome.
 milestones are delayed with the ability to crawl typically occurring around
8 months and the ability to walk independently typically occurring around
21 months. lose their ability to speak.
 epileptic seizures.
 congenital heart disease.
 Problems of the thyroid gland.
 He has many time hospitalization because his syndrome and complication
 depression and anxiety.

7. Family history
 He has a brother and sister, they have no health or psychological problems,
and the mother and father are educated.the don’t have any previous
condition like him.

8. PERSONAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY:
 He entered a private school in Baghdad, but he complains about problems
with the children of the neighbors, and also that his relatives do not
approach him.
 His hobbies are Repeating songs and cross words and drawing.
 He hits small children.
 He doesn’t want to give anything to other people. He his very attached to his
mother and prefers to be at home all the time.

9. Examination

10. On examination
 Weight 47 kgs
 Salivation high amount
 Good hair growth

11. As mental retardation
 Learning disability.
 Poor grasping abilities.
 Poor academics- failed , oral work better , writing slow and careless.
 IQ – 50 , Verbal 40.

12. Totality
 Dawn syndrome.
 Weakness of memory.
 Angry easily.
 Obstinate.
 Inquisitive.
 Shy.
 Salivation profuse.

13. Diagnosis
 The diagnosis is mild mental retardation because the IQ level is 50 and the
child have dawn syndrome that is one of the causes of mental retardation.

14. Thank you