Comorbidities in children with intellectual disabilities.

Background: Intellectual disability (ID) is registered in 2%-3% of newborns. In most cases, the causes are not identifiable.

Objective: We explored the correlation between the intellectual disability and gestational age, birth weight, Apgar score, familial diseases, congenital anomalies, and acquired medical disorders, with the aim to estimate the prevalence and severity of comorbidities in the affected children.