J Appl Biomed 17:33, 2019 | DOI: 10.32725/jab.2018.002

Selected rare paediatric communication neurological disorders

Blanka Klimova1, Martin Valis1, Jakub Hort2,3, Kamil Kuca4,5,*
1 University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Department of Neurology, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
2 Charles University in Prague, 2nd Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Motol, Memory Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, Prague, Czech Republic
3 St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, International Clinical Research Center, Brno, Czech Republic
4 University of Hradec Kralove, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
5 University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Biomedical Research Centre, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

The purpose of this review is to discuss rare neurological disorders with respect to communication difficulties typical of children. Firstly, communication disorders with special focus on rare communication neurological disorders are discussed. Secondly, on the basis of literature review, the authors explore clinical studies on the most typical rare children's communication neurological disorders. Thirdly, on the basis of the findings from the clinical studies, they set a few recommendations for their medical therapies and management. The methodology was based on the literature review of research studies exploring the research issue. The findings show that the intervention strategies appear to have positive effects on the improvement of speech and language production among children suffering from Landau-Kleffner syndrome and childhood apraxia of speech. Nevertheless, randomized control trials are needed in order to accelerate and facilitate an early and relevant diagnosis and treatment management. In addition, a multidisciplinary approach seems to be the most appropriate for the accurate diagnosis and comprehensive treatment.

Keywords: Childhood apraxia of speech; Communication; Landau-Kleffner syndrome; Language; Neurological disorders; Treatment
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This work was supported by MH CZ – DRO (UHHK 00179906), PROGRES Q40 run at the Medical Faculty Charles University, and by the long-term development plan UHK.

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The authors have no conflicts of interests to declare.

Received: March 20, 2018; Accepted: September 24, 2018; Prepublished online: November 23, 2018; Published: March 19, 2019  Show citation

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Klimova B, Valis M, Hort J, Kuca K. Selected rare paediatric communication neurological disorders. J Appl Biomed. 2019;17(1):33. doi: 10.32725/jab.2018.002. PubMed PMID: 34907755.
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