The Landau-Kleffner syndrome

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2002:497:195-208. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1335-3_18.

Abstract

Landau-Kleffner Syndrome is a rare childhood disorder which involves seizures and acquired aphasia. Anticonvulsants, or the passage of time, may control the seizures, but speech recovery is variable, and the aphasia may persist.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electroencephalography
  • Humans
  • Landau-Kleffner Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Landau-Kleffner Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Landau-Kleffner Syndrome / physiopathology*
  • Landau-Kleffner Syndrome / psychology
  • Prognosis
  • Seizures / physiopathology

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Anticonvulsants