
Landau-Kleffner Syndrome: What It Is, Causes & Symptoms
Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is a rare brain condition that causes children to lose their ability to speak and understand language. Children with LKS have unusual electrical activity in their …
Landau–Kleffner syndrome - Wikipedia
LKS affects the parts of the brain that control comprehension and speech (Broca's area and Wernicke's area). The disorder usually occurs in children between the ages of 3 and 7 years.
Landau-Kleffner Syndrome - Johns Hopkins Medicine
A child of someone with LKS has a high risk of inheriting a gene change that causes LKS. But not all people with LKS may have gene changes that have been passed down.
Landau-Kleffner syndrome | About the Disease | GARD
Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is a rare nervous system disorder that begins in childhood. It is characterized by repeat seizures and a sudden or gradual inability to understand or express …
Landau-Kleffner Syndrome - Child Neurology Foundation
SUMMARY Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is a rare childhood epilepsy disorder. It is characterized by loss of previously learned language skills. Abnormal brain waves occur …
Landau-Kleffner Syndrome - St. Louis Children's Hospital
Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is a rare nervous system disorder that causes the loss of ability to understand and use language, and it can cause seizures. Treatment can be done to help …
Landau-Kleffner Syndrome - Brain and Life
Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is a rare, childhood disorder of the nervous system. It features the sudden or gradual development of aphasia (the inability to understand or express …
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Landau-Kleffner Syndrome - Cedars-Sinai
Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is a condition that shows up during childhood, causing difficulties with speech and seizures. Children with LKS lose the ability to talk and understand …
Health Encyclopedia - University of Rochester Medical Center
A child of someone with LKS has a high risk of inheriting a gene change that causes LKS. But not all people with LKS may have gene changes that have been passed down.