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Landau-Kleffner_syndrome

Landau-Kleffner syndrome

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Proper noun

Landau-Kleffner syndrome ‎(uncountable)

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

Etymology

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

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