[Schooling and care of mild intellectual disability children]. / Parcours scolaire et prise en charge médico-éducative des enfants avec déficience intellectuelle légère.

Studies on mild intellectual disability (MID) are scarce. The aim of this study was to describe the educational and medical care trajectories and their determinants in children with MID. The study population concerned children born in 1997 and resident in a French county (Isère) in 2008. MID was defined as an overall IQ score between 50 and 69. For the present study, this definition was adjusted by integrating the IQ confidence intervals so that the risk of IQ measurement relativity and possible score discrepancy could be taken into account. Of the 267 children included, 180 (67%) were identified through an institute that decides upon special education and allowances (MDPH) and 87 (33%) through the educational system. The parents of 181 children (68%) accepted to answer a telephone questionnaire, describing their child's educational and medical history. Children with MID frequently presented clinical signs and comorbidities. Educational trajectories were quite varied: a majority of the children (52.9%) were oriented toward sections with adapted general and professional education (SEGPA) after finishing primary school, a minority (41.3%) were oriented towards specialized schools, such as medical-educational institutions, and a small proportion of children (5.8%) stayed in ordinary school. Children followed the SEGPA orientation more frequently when a relative written language disorder was present, and autism-spectrum disorders or other clinical signs were absent. Concerning follow-up care and rehabilitation, children mostly took part in speech therapy (76.2%) and psychotherapy (55.8%). The French law dating from 2005, ensuring equal opportunity for people with disabilities, has borne fruit in the diversification of educational trajectories.

[Radiologic investigative technics]. / Les moyens d'investigation radiologique.

The authors in a first part of their contribution indicate the various types of imaging investigations which can be used by the radiologist: Conventional radiographs og the thorax; Conventional complementary examinations: esophagogram, conventional tomography, tracheo-bronchography, angiography, pulmonary scintigraphies; Modern complementary investigations: CT echography, digitalized angiography, magnetic resonance imaging. In the second part of this article the authors explain which are the most appropriate procedures for every type of tracheal and/or bronchial malformation.

[Gastroesophageal reflux in infants. Value of orthostatism and ventral decubitus]. / Reflux gastro-oesophagien du nourrisson. Valeur de l'orthostatisme et du décubitus ventral.

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) may induce severe complications in infants: besides esophagitis numerous authors have established a relationship between GER and relapsing respiratory infections, between GER and apnea, cyanosis or bradycardia. This required a more precise estimation of the postural treatment than the clinical data of vomiting or the weight curve. Esophageal pH studies are considered to be the most valuable investigational technique in case of GER. It allowed us to study the importance of acid reflux in 43 patients under 1 year of age in different postures: 45 degrees upright in an infant-seat, horizontal prone and 30 degrees prone positions.