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Acquired epileptiform aphasia: 44 years after diagnosis
We report a case of a 48-year-old woman who was diagnosed with Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) at the age of 4 and reassessed by the same neurologist four decades later. While her seizures abated by the time she was 12 years old, she was left with chronic aphasia, despite receiving optimal care. Alth...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7569301/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33103104 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebr.2020.100388 |
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author | Jokel, Regina Meloff, Keith |
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description | We report a case of a 48-year-old woman who was diagnosed with Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) at the age of 4 and reassessed by the same neurologist four decades later. While her seizures abated by the time she was 12 years old, she was left with chronic aphasia, despite receiving optimal care. Although she graduated from high school, started her own family, and was gainfully employed, she was vulnerable in situations that required clear communication. This case reflects successful management of an otherwise debilitating condition and reminds us of the vulnerability of adults with LKS and their need for a life-long support. |
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spelling | pubmed-75693012020-10-22 Acquired epileptiform aphasia: 44 years after diagnosis Jokel, Regina Meloff, Keith Epilepsy Behav Rep Article We report a case of a 48-year-old woman who was diagnosed with Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) at the age of 4 and reassessed by the same neurologist four decades later. While her seizures abated by the time she was 12 years old, she was left with chronic aphasia, despite receiving optimal care. Although she graduated from high school, started her own family, and was gainfully employed, she was vulnerable in situations that required clear communication. This case reflects successful management of an otherwise debilitating condition and reminds us of the vulnerability of adults with LKS and their need for a life-long support. Elsevier 2020-08-31 /pmc/articles/PMC7569301/ /pubmed/33103104 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebr.2020.100388 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Jokel, Regina Meloff, Keith Acquired epileptiform aphasia: 44 years after diagnosis |
title | Acquired epileptiform aphasia: 44 years after diagnosis |
title_full | Acquired epileptiform aphasia: 44 years after diagnosis |
title_fullStr | Acquired epileptiform aphasia: 44 years after diagnosis |
title_full_unstemmed | Acquired epileptiform aphasia: 44 years after diagnosis |
title_short | Acquired epileptiform aphasia: 44 years after diagnosis |
title_sort | acquired epileptiform aphasia: 44 years after diagnosis |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7569301/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33103104 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebr.2020.100388 |
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