Reversible aphasia in adolescence: A late-onset form of Landau Kleffner syndrome? Report of a single case

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Denes, Gianfranco^; | Mantovan, Cristina | Ferruzza, Emilia | Trevisan, Carlo P. | Gallo, Antonia

Affiliations: Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e Psichiatriche, Universita' di Padova, Italy

Note: [] Correspondence to: G. Denes, Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e Psichiatriche, Via Giustiniani 5, 35100 Padova, Italy

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Landau Kleffner syndrome, Epilepsy, Aphasia

DOI: 10.3233/BEN-1997-10105

Journal: Behavioural Neurology, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 25-29, 1997