Mnemonic for mental retardation causes
mental sleep
m...............mucoplysaccharidosis, meningitis, malformation of brain
e..............encephlitis
n..............neural tube defect, nutritional deprivation
t...............turner syndrome, torch infection
a................asphyxia, antepartum hemorrhage
l.................leucodystrophy
s................social deprivation
l...............lead poisoning
e..............endocrine eg.. hypothyroidism, hypoglycemia
e..................environmental problem
p.................prematurity, phenylketoneuria
