Landau-Kleffner syndrome

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Etymology

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Named after William Landau and Frank Kleffner, who characterized it in 1957.

Noun

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Landau-Kleffner syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, neurology) A rare childhood neurological syndrome, characterized by the sudden or gradual development of aphasia and an abnormal electroencephalogram.