title: [Language and learning disorders].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To aid health professionals, especially pediatricians, in the diagnosis and prevention of language and learning disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of the relevant literature published in the past 5 years (MEDLINE and textbooks).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Multiple variables, among them neurological diseases, may be related to the etiology of language and learning disorders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An adequate diagnostic investigation may guide the choice of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Programas de Neurologia Infantil e Neuropsicologia, Serviço de Neurologia, Hospital São Lucas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre.
authors.forename: Carolina R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Schirmer
authors.forename: Denise R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Fontoura
authors.forename: Magda L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Nunes
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy