Sign language in Landau-Kleffner syndrome.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_BD46F145D4DD
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Synthèse (review): revue aussi complète que possible des connaissances sur un sujet, rédigée à partir de l'analyse exhaustive des travaux publiés.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Sign language in Landau-Kleffner syndrome.
Périodique
Epilepsia
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Deonna T., Prelaz-Girod A.C., Mayor-Dubois C., Roulet-Perez E.
ISSN
1528-1167[electronic]
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2009
Volume
50 Suppl 7
Pages
77-82
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Review
Résumé
This article reviews the history of sign language (SL) and the rationale for its use in children with profound auditory agnosia due to Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS), illustrated by studies of children and adults followed for many years and rare cases from the literature. The reasons that SL was successful and brought some children out of isolation while it could not be implemented in others are discussed. The nowadays earlier recognition and treatment of LKS and better awareness of the crucial need to maintain communication have certainly improved the outcome of affected children. Alternatives to oral language, even for less severe cases, are increasingly accepted. SL can be learned at different ages with a clear benefit, but the ambivalence of the patients and their families with the world and culture of the deaf may sometimes explain its refusal or limited acceptance. There are no data to support the fear that SL learning may delay or prevent oral language recovery in children with LKS. On the contrary, SL may even facilitate this recovery by stimulating functionally connected core language networks and by helping speech therapy and auditory training.
Mots-clé
Adolescent, Adult, Agnosia/rehabilitation, Child, Female, Humans, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome/rehabilitation, Language Development, Male, Manual Communication, Sign Language
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
29/09/2009 9:52
Dernière modification de la notice
20/08/2019 15:31
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