Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS): Long-term follow-up and links with electrical status epilepticus during sleep (ESES)

Brain and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 90-98

  Giovanardi Rossi, Paola ^a   Parmeggiani, Antonia ^a   Posar, Annio ^a   Scaduto, Maria Cristina ^a   Chiodo, Simona ^a   Vatti, Giampaolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Cognitive deterioration; Continuous EEG paroxysmal abnormalities; Electrical status epilepticus during sleep; Epilepsy with continuous spike waves during slow wave sleep; Landau Kleffner syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOTROPIN; ETHOSUXIMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANDAU KLEFFNER SYNDROME; MALE; REM SLEEP;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; APHASIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LANDAU-KLEFFNER SYNDROME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SLEEP; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 0033020057     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(98)00071-0     Document Type: Article

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