Open AccessReversible Aphasia in Adolescence: A Late-Onset form of Landau Kleffner Syndrome? Report of a Single Case
Author(s) -
Gianfranco Denes,
Cristina Mantovan,
Emilia Ferruzza,
Carlo P. Trevisan,
Antonia Gallo
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
behavioural neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1875-8584
pISSN - 0953-4180
DOI - 10.1155/1997/436526
Subject(s) - aphasia , concomitant , neuroimaging , psychology , electroencephalography , audiology , pediatrics , medicine , neuroscience , surgery
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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