F70 (diagnosis): transcript

F70 - cipher in the certificate of the doctor after the next medical examination, frightening many mothers. Deciphering this code for some becomes a real discovery, because F70 is a diagnosis of mental retardation.

What is mental retardation?

According to statistics, more than 3% of the world's population suffer from mental retardation. This is a condition in which there is a delay or general underdevelopment of the psyche, caused primarily by an intellectual defect. Backwardness can be accompanied by the development of another mental or somatic disorder or arise without it. A child with a similar disorder develops slowly, later begins to walk, speak. By the time of admission to school, he lags far behind his peers, although physically they can not differ from them. In some cases, there is a delay in physical development along with a delay in mental development.

Causes of mental retardation

Many factors can provoke this disease. But often you can definitely determine only a third of the reasons. In the practice of some doctors, there were cases when it was not possible to find out the prerequisites. The most common reasons include:

• Genetic predisposition;
• Problems during pregnancy related to mother's alcohol abuse, drugs, malnutrition;
• Trauma or illness during pregnancy, such as whooping cough, measles, meningitis;
• Problems during labor, in particular asphyxia or premature birth.

Degrees of mental retardation

Although the causes of the development of pathology may be identical, the degree and severity of mental retardation may vary. There are 4 main degrees:

1. Easy. In the international classification of diseases, this disorder was assigned the code F70. The diagnosis includes dementia, mild oligophrenia, debility. Assumes the impossibility of mastering mathematical knowledge, limited in logical generalizations, judgments, poor associations, poor memory. Characterized by angularity, clumsiness and slowness in motor activity.
2. Moderate. It refers to imbecility. In people with this diagnosis, thinking is concrete-effective, the vocabulary is limited, physically they are poorly developed, outwardly they express indifference and depression.
3. The severe degree in its clinical picture is similar to the moderate one, but motor disorders and other pathologies associated with disorders of the central nervous system are added.
4. Deep degree, called idiocy. Characterized by the lack of thinking, speech, nonverbal communication. Patients are not able to fulfill basic requests and demands. Most are inactive.

Diagnosis of F70: transcript

The code F70.XX is used to refer to mental retardation. The fourth sign in the cipher indicates the absence or weak severity of the disorder in behavior. 0 means no violations, 1 - a significant violation of behavior requiring care and treatment, 8 - other behavioral disorders, 9 - without indication of a violation of behavior. If the causes and conditions for the emergence of backwardness are known, then an additional fifth sign is used:

• F70.01 - the disease is provoked by a previous infectious disease (prenatal infection, postnatal infection, intoxication).
• F70.02 - backwardness is caused by a trauma or physical agent (mechanical trauma or asphyxia during labor, postnatal trauma or hypoxia).
• F70.03 - backwardness is provoked by a rare hereditary disease associated with impaired metabolism of amino acids, phenylketonuria.
• F70.04 - Mental retardation associated with chromosomal abnormalities.
• F70.05 and F70.06 - the disease is provoked by hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism, respectively.
• F70.07 - backwardness is caused by prematurity.
• F70.08 - The disease is caused by other specified causes.
• F70.09 - backwardness is provoked by unspecified reasons.

F70 - diagnosis of "mild mental retardation": signs

Mental retardation affects the development of all mental processes, but especially - the cognitive. Diagnosis of F70 child, the decoding of which indicates an intelligence factor of 50-70 points, is not a verdict. A child with such a violation begins to crawl, sit, walk and talk later, but he is fully trained and able to acquire normal communication skills. Sometimes there are defects in physical and sensory development. But even under favorable conditions, an easy degree of backwardness does not allow patients to understand the figurative meaning of proverbs, metaphors. They tend to literally interpret what they read or say. Children are often unable to give definitions to subjects, change words to interjections and gestures.

It is also difficult for the child to retell a single-read text. Repeated reading can improve the situation, but the subtext, if any, will remain undisclosed. Inaccessible or extremely difficult will be the process of solving arithmetic problems involving two or more actions. Characteristic for an easy degree is the lack of a sense of humor, imagination, fantasy.

Disability and mental retardation

A child with a diagnosis of "mental retardation" can be awarded a disability. For this, parents should consult a pediatric psychiatrist. If, according to the doctor's opinion, the child is subject to disability, the psychiatrist writes out a referral for a specialized medical and social expert commission. After a comprehensive assessment of the social status of the patient, the MSEC can be assigned one of three groups of disability. But not all people with this diagnosis and not all groups of disabilities are determined . In some countries, people with a diagnosis of F70, disability is not given. Only children and people with a moderate, severe and profound degree of backwardness get this right.

Rehabilitation of children with mild mental retardation

What is the diagnosis of F70 for parents? The fact that parents should first of all know as much as possible about this condition, about the possibilities of improving the quality of life of a person with such a diagnosis. It should be as soon as possible to begin treatment and pedagogical effects. Repeated courses of reflexotherapy, point and segmental massage will promote stimulation of blood circulation and metabolic processes in the cerebral cortex. An important role in the rehabilitation process will be played by proper nutrition, walking outdoors, physical therapy, music therapy. The everyday developmental activities, periodic consultations with a defectologist and a psychologist, and further visits to a kindergarten and a school must become integral. You should not follow the child's actions, which he can do himself. Encourage his independence. Let him try and learn new things, you should only provide guidance and support.

The correct approach to education and training can further ensure an increase in the IQ coefficient by 15 units. The child will read and write, communicate with peers and not only, will acquire a profession. Of course, not everyone can achieve these results, but everyone has the potential, especially if the diagnosis of a psychiatrist is F70.

More pronounced decrease in the level of intelligence will require a special training program, mastering domestic skills, but even this condition allows people to continue to engage in unskilled labor and take their place in the society.

F70 - the diagnosis is not critical. Timely correction, attentive and caring parents with an adequate approach to education and training are able not only to educate a worthy member of society, but also to remove the diagnosis in general.