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Intellectual developmental disorder due to iodine deficiency

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Link to WHO Definition

Intellectual developmental disorder due to iodine deficiency – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/114764265

This is a developmental condition characterised by significant impairment of cognitive functions, which are associated with limitations of learning, adaptive behaviour and skills. It is due to a lack of iodine, which is essential for thyroid hormone production.