RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Engelhardt, Thomas
SR Print(0)
ID 1164076251
T1 Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (LKS)
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861789
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164076251
RD 2024/04/19
AB It  is  a  rare  medical  condition  with  an  onset  during  childhood  characterized  by  aphasic  epilepsy  of  unknown  origin  resulting  in  severe  language  dysfunction  (eg,  loss  of  previously  acquired  speech  and  language  skills  [aphasia]  and  auditory  agnosia).  The  symptoms  typically  begin  between  the  ages  of  3  and  7  years  although  the  condition  may  rarely  occur  in  children  as  young  as  18  months  of  age.  Approximately  70%  of  patients  present  simple  or  complex  partial  seizures  as  a  form  of  atypical  absence.  The  syndrome  can  be  difficult  to  diagnose  and  is  often  misdiagnosed  as  autism.