Deborah Valentino Mitchell

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• Intellectual Disability in Children: Know the Signs

  Intellectual DisabilityIntellectual disability (ID), formerly called as mental retardation, is a type of developmental disability, in which individuals have certain limitations in their intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior. People with ID have difficulty learning, communicating, solving...

• What are the Different Types of Leukemia?

  Leukemia is a type of cancer. The body part that is particularly affected by this disease is the blood cells. The signs and symptoms of leukemia are presented differently in each individual patient. It requires extensive experience to properly diagnose leukemia and to identify which stage it is in. ...

• How Is Stroke Diagnosed?

  A stroke is often diagnosed by conducting physical examination tests and studying brain images produced during scans. Your doctor will try to find all the information regarding the symptoms of stroke. In addition, the doctor will carry out a number of tests to ascertain if you have a stroke. The...

• What Is a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)?

  OverviewA transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a mini-stroke, which only lasts for a few minutes. It occurs when blood stops flowing to a part of the brain for a short time. The symptoms of TIA are similar to other symptoms of stroke, but they do not last long, so TIA does not lead to permanent...

• Everything About Oral Thrush

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