The Epilepsy-Aphasia Spectrum

'This is worth reading for professionals interested in epilepsy with any type of language symptoms and the development/recovery of language in children with congenital of acquired language problems.'

Makiko Kaga, Brain & Development, 2017

'This “tour de LKS” is not only useful for professionals dealing with LKS but also an enrichment for everybody interested in childhood epilepsy and especially in the relationship between epilepsy, neurological, and developmental aspects of language, cognition, and sleep. It is equally attractive for clinically as well as scientifically oriented child neurologists, speech, and language therapists, psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, and neurobiologists.'

Bigna Katrin Bölsterli Heinzle, Neuropediatrics, 2017

'This is a very readable summary of the literature and comprehensive knowledge gained through a career of study of acquired epileptic aphasia. The authors make the convincing case that the Landau-Kleffner syndrome as historically taught is but a severe form of what should be thought of as epilepsy-aphasia spectrum disorder of childhood. Included throughout the book are the limits of current knowledge and suggestions of areas of further research needed. This book was very helpful to understanding this area and why it is hard to understand. This would be recommended reading for anyone with questions about the epilepsy-aphasia link.'

American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Development Medicine Newsletter, 2017

'The experienced authors of this book are to be commended for their comprehensive overview of the epilepsyaphasia spectrum, which presents a challenge in both identification and management despite having been described for decades. The book is illustrated with many case studies that enrich the more academic content and provide a resource for future hypothesis-driven research. A particular strength is the longitudinal follow-up into adult life of many cases originally presenting in childhood and the emphasis on the ‘whole person’; hence, this book is appropriate for primary care physicians, paediatricians, neurologists, psychiatrists, allied health professionals, and educationalists.'

Michael Absoud and Gillian Baird, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 2017