Cover; Related Books; Related Journals; Acknowledgements; Contents; Neurogenic Language Disorders in Children: An Introduction; Pathophysiological Basis of Aphasia and Verbal Outcome in Landau-Kleffner Syndrome; Acquired Language Disorders and Epilepsy: From Landau-Kleffner Syndrome to Autistic Regression; Persistent Subtle Language and Learning Deficits in a Child with Acquired Epileptiform Opercular Syndrome (AEOS); Cerebral Language Lateralization and Early Linguistic Development in Children with Focul Brain Lesions
Summary
Language disorders in children are one of the most frequent causes of difficulties in communication, social interaction, learning and academic achievement. It has been estimated that over 5% of children present with some kind of language disorder. This volume illustrates the state of the art in neurogenic language disorders in children. The most recent findings about acquired epileptiform aphasias (from Landau-Kleffner syndrome to autistic regression) are presented and discussed. Language disorders in children with early brain lesions are reviewed in relation to the side of the lesion and thei
Notes
"International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics."
"This book collects the papers presented at the International Symposium of the IALP Aphasia Committee on Neurogenic Language Disorders in Children, held in Cividale del Friuli (Udine, Italy), on 9-10 May 2003"--Page v
