Neurology · Neurology / Epilepsy; Pediatric neurology
Landau–Kleffner syndrome
also: Acquired epileptic aphasia
Childhood syndrome of acquired aphasia with epileptiform EEG, especially in sleep.
- Specialty
- Neurology
- Subspecialty
- Neurology / Epilepsy; Pediatric neurology
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: more common (about 2:1); Female: affected; Children: yes, onset 3–8 years
- Gene(s) involved
- GRIN2A
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Acquired epileptic aphasia
Etiology & mechanism
Heterogeneous; GRIN2A variants in a subset.
Gene(s) involved (1)
Symptoms & signs (5)
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