
an unusual form of acquired aphasia in children.
an unusual form of acquired aphasia-both
receptive and executive is described
as occurring in 10 children, 6 girls and 4 boys.
the onset occurred between 5 and
6 yr. of age with one or more epileptiform
attacks-which were not repeated-but
were followed by some degree of hearing
loss (later improving), failure to
comprehend spoken language and finally loss
or impairment of executive speech.
examination of csf and peg yielded normal
results.  eeg's were abnormal mainly
in the temporal leads.  the disorder appeared
self-limiting and throughout non-verbal
intelligence was not imparied.
