Main description:

This popular, well-respected textbook provides the most comprehensive and cutting-edge information on the foundations, diagnosis, assessment, management, and treatment of patients with neurogenic communication disorders. Still the only text on the market that surveys the entire range of disorders in a single volume, this new edition is completely up to date with the most current research and developments in the field. New coverage includes three new assessment chapters and new discussions of hot topics such as the functional, environmental, and social elements of communication. The book is supplemented throughout with engaging artwork, clinical tips, and practical advice featuring many examples from clinical settings.

Contents:

1. Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology

2. Neurologic Assessment

3. Assessing Adults Who Have Neurogenic Cognitive-Communicative Impairments

4. Assessing Cognition

5. Assessing Language

6. Assessing Functional Communication and Quality of Life

7. The Context for Treatment of Cognitive-Communicative Disorders

8. Neuroanatomic Explanations of Aphasia and Related Disorders

9. Treatment of Aphasia and Related Disorders

10. Right Hemisphere Syndrome

11. Traumatic Brain Injury

12. Dementia

13. Motor Speech Disorders

APPENDIX: Standard Medical Abbreviations

GLOSSARY

ANSWERS TO THOUGHT QUESTIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX