Reversible Aphasia in Adolescence: A Late-Onset form of Landau Kleffner Syndrome? Report of a Single Case

Autor: Gianfranco Denes, Cristina Mantovan, Emilia Ferruzza, Carlo P. Trevisan, Antonia Gallo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Behavioural Neurology, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 25-29 (1997)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0953-4180
1875-8584
DOI: 10.3233/BEN-1997-10105
Popis: An adolescent boy developed a long-lasting pattern of global aphasia, concomitant to focal (left temporal) EEG abnormalities; this was followed by complete recovery. Laboratory and neuroimaging studies were within normal limits. The possibility of a late-onset Landau Kleffner syndrome is discussed.
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