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Diseases

Landau-Kleffner Syndrome

landau-kleffner syndrome

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Diseases
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Core Information

Disease Name
Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
Standard Disease Name
landau-kleffner syndrome
MeSH Tree
No data
ICD-10
G40.8

Identifiers

DO ID
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MeSH ID
D018887
OMIM ID
245570
UMLS ID
C0282512
HPO ID
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Description and Extensions

Description
NCI2016_02D:A rare childhood syndrome characterized by the progressive or sudden inability to understand and use spoken language (aphasia) and paroxysmal electrical brain waves. Patients develop epileptic seizures and behavioral changes.|MSH2017_2016_08_12:A syndrome characterized by the onset of isolated language dysfunction in otherwise normal children (age of onset 4-7 years) and epileptiform discharges on ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY. Seizures, including atypical absence (EPILEPSY, ABSENCE), complex partial (EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL), and other types may occur. The electroencephalographic abnormalities and seizures tend to resolve by puberty. The language disorder may also resolve although some individuals are left with severe language dysfunction, including APHASIA and auditory AGNOSIA. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp749-50; J Child Neurol 1997 Nov;12(8):489-495)
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GRIN2A
glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2A
glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2A
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NDUFS4
NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit S4
NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit S4