IMPAIRMENT OF WRITTEN LANGUAGE AND MATHEMATICAL SKILLS IN A CASE OF LANDAU-KLEFFNER SYNDROME

A girl who developed Landau-Kleffner syndrome when she was 8 years and 6 months old, is described. Generally, the clinical picture of the ap hasia in this syndrome consists in a severe reduction of comprehension followed in time by an impairment of production; written language is usually better preserved. In this case the patient showed an unusual p attern of language disorders including a severe impairment of written tasks, and a dyscalculic deficit which is studied in detail. These two neuropsychological problems are discussed.