Acquired epileptic aphasia

Description

Epilepsy with onset in a previously normal child characterised by acquired aphasia, variable seizure types, focal bitemporal EEG epileptiform abnormalities (1.5-5 Hz spike and slow-waves), frequently activated by sleep, with or without seizures. Behavioural disorders such as hyperactivity and attention deficit are common. There is no documented brain pathology.

Coding note from above levels

Use additional code, if desired, to identify the type of seizure.

Index terms

Acquired epileptic aphasia
Childhood epileptic aphasia
Landau Kleffner Syndrome

Exclusions from above levels

MG45 – Syncope
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

8A62.0 – Infantile spasms
8A62.1 – Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
8A62.Y – Other specified epileptic encephalopathies
8A62.Z – Epileptic encephalopathies, unspecified

Foundation entity

Acquired epileptic aphasia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/348544271

Part of: 8A62: Epileptic encephalopathies › 08: Diseases of the nervous system