Severe or profound intellectual disability

1. Severe or profound intellectual disability is associated with epilepsy in humans (36.1% vs mild/moderate, p < 0.01).

   “Adults with severe or profound intellectual disability had a significantly higher prevalence of dysphagia (63.0%), epilepsy (36.1%) and visual problems (35.9%) compared with those with mild or moderate intellectual disability”

   Humanscompared with mild or moderate intellectual disability

   Avoidable mortality, clinical outcomes and determinants of premature death among adults with severe or profound intellectual disability: A population-based analysis of mortality data in England

   PLoS medicine·17 Aug 2026

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1. Severe or profound intellectual disability is associated with dysphagia in humans (63.0% vs mild/moderate, p < 0.01).

   “Adults with severe or profound intellectual disability had a significantly higher prevalence of dysphagia (63.0%), epilepsy (36.1%) and visual problems (35.9%) compared with those with mild or moderate intellectual disability”

   Humanscompared with mild or moderate intellectual disability

   Avoidable mortality, clinical outcomes and determinants of premature death among adults with severe or profound intellectual disability: A population-based analysis of mortality data in England

   PLoS medicine·17 Aug 2026

More on Dysphagia

1. Severe or profound intellectual disability is associated with age at death in humans (adjusted mean difference -7.17 years).

   “Severe or profound intellectual disability was associated with a younger age at death (adjusted mean difference -7.17 years; 95% confidence interval [CI] [-8.16, -6.18]; p < 0.001).”

   Humans

   Avoidable mortality, clinical outcomes and determinants of premature death among adults with severe or profound intellectual disability: A population-based analysis of mortality data in England

   PLoS medicine·17 Aug 2026