Treatment strategies in Landau-Kleffner syndrome and paraictal psychiatric and cognitive disturbances

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 5 SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 24-29

  Smith, Michael C ^a   Spitz, Mark C ^b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired epileptic aphasia; Aggression; Auditory agnosia; Depression; Epilepsy; Landau Kleffner syndrome; Multiple subpial transaction; Postictal; Preictal; Prodrome; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CLOBAZAM; CORTICOSTEROID; DIAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; HALOPERIDOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE SULFATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PREDNISONE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; RISPERIDONE; STEROID; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LANDAU KLEFFNER SYNDROME; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SPEECH THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036816032     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1525-5050(02)00510-3     Document Type: Review

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