Neurology Medicine

Here are the most common symptoms of Landau-Kleffner syndrome. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently.

Behavioral disturbances are extremely common in patients with SLK. They include hyperkinesias, outbursts of anger, defiance and aggressive manifestations. Some of these alterations may express a reaction to the frustration that is associated with language disorders.

Early signs are known as auditory agnostic, which make the child:
Suddenly having problems understanding what is said.
Appearing to have problems with hearing, you can think of the possibility of suffering from deafness.
Appearing to be autistic or developmentally delayed.

Other common symptoms are:
Aphasia or loss of ability to articulate language
Specific alterations in the electroencephalogram (EEG), usually at night and
Some children develop their own method of communication such as gestures or signs.

Nocturnal seizures
Anticonvulsant drugs have not proved useful for the treatment of the disease (though to control seizures). Full recovery occurs in approximately 25% of the patients recovered with squeal language and another 25% presenting severe verbal disability 50% remaining, it appears that a diagnosis after 6 years seems to improve prognosis. Photo neuron

Approximately 80 percent of children with Landau-Kleffner syndrome have a history of one or more epileptic seizures that usually occur at night.

All children with Landau-Kleffner syndrome have abnormal electrical brain activity on both sides of the brain.

The symptoms of Landau-Kleffner syndrome may resemble other conditions or medical problems such as deafness or learning disabled. Consult your physician for a diagnosis.