Acquired epileptic aphasia in children (Landau-Kleffner syndrome). A case study with one-year follow-up;Aphasie acquise de l'enfant avec epilepsie (syndrome de Landau-Kleffner). Reflexions a propos d'une observation durant un an

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Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 142-145

  Lignac, L ^a   Bonnet, D ^b   Chabrol, H ^c   Hebert, J C ^d   Calvet, U ^d   Osmond, P ^b   Augot, O ^e  

^a Toulouse University   (France)

^b Unité Cognitivo comportementale Centre Hospitalier Ariège Couserans   (France)

^c CHS G Marchant   (France)

^d CHIVA   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

Author keywords

aphasia; auditory agnosia; epilepsy; Landau Kleffner syndrome

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LANDAU KLEFFNER SYNDROME; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LANDAU-KLEFFNER SYNDROME; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030913301     PISSN: 00137006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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