[The Landau-Kleffner syndrome].
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چکیده
The variable aetiology and complicated pathogenesis of aphasia during epilepsy in children cause many diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. The authors describe two children with aphasia and epileptic seizures and with high titre of toxoplasma antibodies. The role of toxoplasmosis in this syndrome is discussed. The small number of publications on the Landau-Kleffner syndrome in the available literature, especially Polish, is stressed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Wiadomosci lekarskie
دوره 42 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989