'landau kleffner syndrome' (Landau-Kleffner Syndrome)
Definition : A syndrome characterized by the onset of isolated language dysfunction in otherwise normal children (age of onset 4-7 years) and epileptiform discharges on ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY. Seizures, including atypical absence (EPILEPSY, ABSENCE), complex partial (EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL), and other types may occur. The electroencephalographic abnormalities and seizures tend to resolve by puberty. The language disorder may also resolve although some individuals are left with severe language dysfunction, including APHASIA and auditory AGNOSIA. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp749-50; J Child Neurol 1997 Nov;12(8):489-495)
Source : National Library of Medicine (MeSH 2007)
Definition : A syndrome characterized by the onset of isolated language dysfunction in otherwise normal children (age of onset 4-7 years) and epileptiform discharges on ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY. Seizures, including atypical absence (EPILEPSY, ABSENCE), complex partial (EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL), and other types may occur. The electroencephalographic abnormalities and seizures tend to resolve by puberty. The language disorder may also resolve although some individuals are left with severe language dysfunction, including APHASIA and auditory AGNOSIA. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp749-50; J Child Neurol 1997 Nov;12(8):489-495)
Source : National Library of Medicine (MeSH 2007)


Using this criteria, we found physicians in the following specialties who are likely to address 'landau kleffner syndrome' (Landau-Kleffner Syndrome)

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John Zempel, MD Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Specialty : Child Neurology
Subspecialty/Area of Concentration : Neurophysiology, Epilepsy Neurology, Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Special Interests : Epilepsy, Sleep Disorders, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
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