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The mean <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IQ<\/jats:styled-content> score for the remand home participants was significantly lower than the controls (77 \u00b1 11 vs. 99 \u00b1 14; <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic> = 1.6, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.001). Almost half (46.7%) of the participants in the remand home had intellectual disability of varying degrees, including borderline intellectual functioning, compared with only two (3.3%) of the comparison group (<jats:italic>P &lt;<\/jats:italic> 0.001). Epilepsy and neurological deficits were significantly more prevalent among the remand home group, particularly those admitted as victims of neglect, compared with the comparison group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> \u2264 0.02). These findings and recent literature were used to speculate the possible underlying factors. 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