Landau-Kleffner syndrome: a case report.
Neurol India
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2002 Jun; 50(2): 212-3
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-120985
ABSTRACT
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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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
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Humans
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Male
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Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
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Child, Preschool
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
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Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
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Electroencephalography
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Anticonvulsants
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurol India
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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