Landau Kleffner Syndrome

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Synonyms

LKS
acquired aphasia with convulsive disorder
acquired epileptiform aphasia

Disorder Subdivisions

None

General Discussion

Landau Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is characterized by the loss of comprehension and expression of verbal language (aphasia) in association with severely abnormal electroencephalic (EEG) findings that often result in seizures.

Resources

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
United States
Tel: (800)321-2742
Fax: (301)571-0457
Tel: (800)321-2742
TDD: (301)897-5700
Email: actioncenter@asha.org
Internet: http://www.asha.org

Epilepsy Foundation
4351 Garden City Drive
Landover, MD 20785
Tel: (301)459-3700
Fax: (301)577-2684
Tel: (800)332-1000
TDD: (800)332-2070
Email: postmaster@efa.org
Internet: http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org

National Aphasia Association
7 Dey St.
Suite 600
New York, NY 10007
USA
Tel: (212)267-2814
Fax: (212)267-2812
Tel: (800)922-4622
Email: naa@aphasia.org
Internet: http://www.aphasia.org

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
31 Center Drive
8A07
Bethesda, MD 20892-2540
Tel: (301)496-5751
Fax: (301)402-2186
Tel: (800)352-9424
Email: braininfo@ninds.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

Epilepsy Canada
1470 Peel Street
Suite 745
Montreal
Quebec, H3A 1T1
Canada
Tel: 5148457855
Fax: 5148457866
Tel: 8777340873
Email: epilepsy@epilepsy.ca
Internet: http://www.epilepsy.ca

FOLKS: Friends of Landau Kleffner Syndrome
3 Stone Buildings (Ground Floor)
Lincoln's Inn
London, Intl WC2A 3XL
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 870 8470707
Fax: 44 130 2752662
Email: RAHantusch@compuserve.com
Internet: http://www.bobjanet.demon.co.uk/lks/folks.html

MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay, WI 54301-1243
USA
Tel: (920)336-5333
Fax: (920)339-0995
Tel: (877)336-5333
Email: mums@netnet.net
Internet: http://www.netnet.net/mums/

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