Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
Synonyms
Acquired Aphasia with Convulsive Disorder
Acquired Childhoood Aphasia with Convulsive Disorder
Acquired Epileptic Aphasia
Acquired Epileptic Aphasias
Acquired Epileptiform Aphasia
Acquired Epileptiform Aphasias
Aphasia, Acquired Epileptic
Aphasia, Acquired, With Convulsive Disorder
Aphasia, Epileptic, Acquired
Epileptic Aphasia, Acquired
Epileptic Aphasias, Acquired
Epileptiform Aphasia, Acquired
Epileptiform Aphasias, Acquired
Landau Kleffner Acquired Epileptiform Aphasia
Landau Kleffner Syndrome
Landau-Kleffner Acquired Epileptiform Aphasia
Syndrome, Landau-Kleffner
A syndrome characterized by the onset of isolated language dysfunction in otherwise normal children (age of onset 4-7 years) and epileptiform discharges on ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY. Seizures, including atypical absence (EPILEPSY, ABSENCE), complex partial (EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL), and other types may occur. The electroencephalographic abnormalities and seizures tend to resolve by puberty. The language disorder may also resolve although some individuals are left with severe language dysfunction, including APHASIA and auditory AGNOSIA. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp749-50; J Child Neurol 1997 Nov;12(8):489-495)
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