Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
Rachel Ruplinger Feburary 9th, 2016 block 2
What is it?
- a child disorder
- begins 3-7 years of age
- slowly or suddenly loses the ability to comprehend a spoken language
- identified by an EEG (electroencephalogram)
- may also be called aphasia
Causes?
- remain unknown
- experts think more than one cause
- non-inherited
- perfectly normal until first seizure/language problems
Symptoms?
- epileptic seizures
- difficulty speaking/understanding words
- behavioral problems
- cant tell the difference b/w certain sounds
- trouble expressing themselves
- talk non-sense/jargon
Tests and Diagnosis?
- clinical features
- results of EEG
- abnormal electrical activity on right and left side of brain
Treatments?
- medication for seizures and abnormal brain activity
- corticosteroid therapy for language ability
- anticonvulsants
- sign language
- sessions with speech and language therapist
- sessions with education psychologist
- surgery-multiple subpial transection
Preventions?
- there are no ways to prevent this defect
Bibliography
- "Landau-Kleffner Syndrome Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - How Common Is Landau-Kleffner Syndrome? - MedicineNet." MedicineNet. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Feb. 2016.
- "Landau Kleffner Syndrome | Epilepsy Action." Landau Kleffner Syndrome | Epilepsy Action. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Feb. 2016.
- "Diseases." Landau-Kleffner Syndrome. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Feb. 2016.
- "NINDS Landau-Kleffner Syndrome Information Page." Landau-Kleffner Syndrome Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.
showing abnormal brain activity in left hemisphere of brain
after multiple subpial transection surgery
more abnormality of brain activity