HEMISPHERIC INTEGRATIVE THERAPY IN LANDAU-KLEFFNER SYNDROME: APPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION SCIENCES

Abstract

A case study is presented of a 14-year-old right-handed Caucasian female diagnosed with the Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (LKS) at the age 3½ years. Her LKS symptoms presented with abrupt disruption in language after normal development, electroencephalogram (EEG) brain-wave abnormality, seizure activity, inability to read, and impairment in her motor skills. After 11 years of pharmacological and special education interventions with no significant improvement in any measurable area of function, a multimodal approach using techniques purportedly aimed at facilitating inter-hemispheric communication was provided. At completion of the program, EEG was controlled, reading, language, and auditory processing improved and objective behavioral-social measures improved significantly.

Keywords:

• hemispheric integration therapy
• Landau-Kleffner Syndrome