LANDAU KLEFFNER SYNDROME

Course overview

LANDAU-KLEFFNER SYNDROME IS A RARE AGE-RELATED EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY THAT USUALLY MANIFESTS ITSELF IN CHILDREN AGED 3 TO 8 YEARS WITH PREVIOUSLY NORMAL DEVELOPMENT. THE DISORDER IS CHARACTERIZED BY LANGUAGE REGRESSION AND SEIZURES AND IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL COGNITIVE DEFICITS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF LANDAU-KLEFFNER SYNDROME AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.