Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and Central Auditory Disorders in Children (Modern Otology and Neurotology)

By Makiko Kaga, Kimitaka Kaga This book addresses current topics concerning Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (LKS) and related central auditory disorders from the perspectives of epidemiology, diagnosis, genetics and clinical treatment. LKS is a rare childhood neurological disorder and manifests auditory agnosia as the central auditory verbal dysfunction. In many cases, LKS patients also suffer from epileptic seizures. The book is divided into two parts, the first of which outlines LKS from its historical background to clinical treatment. In turn, the second part examines current topics involving related central auditory disorders, for purposes of comparing them with LKS. The book offers a valuable resource for many specialists, such as pediatric neurologists, neuropsychologists, audiologists and epileptologists, with an interest in this field. Product Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Springer; 1st ed. 2021 edition (March 18, 2021) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 154 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9811014787 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9811014789 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9789811014789 eText ISBN: 9789811014796