Landau-Kleffner syndrome: a case report.
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A healthy 5 year old boy developed aphasia, attention disorder and hyperkinesia preceded by transient formed visual hallucinations and emotional outburst, immediately after a stressful event of forced separation from his father. EEG showed generalized epileptiform activity. He was diagnosed as Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS). CT and MRI of the brain were normal. SPECT showed left mesial temporal hypoperfusion. He improved on antiepileptics and ACTH.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Neurology India
دوره 50 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002