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Papathanasiou, Ilias.

Aphasia and related neurogenic communication disorders / Ilias Papathanasiou, Patrick Coppens, Constantin Potagas, - Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2013. - xxiii, 505 p. : ill. ;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Significant landmarks in the history of aphasia & its therapy --
Elements of neurology essential for understanding the aphasias --
Plasticity and recovery in aphasia --
Formal and informal assessment of aphasia --
Therapy approaches to aphasia --
Disorders of auditory comprehension --
Disorders of word production --
The acquired disorders of reading --
Written language and its impairments --
Disorders of sentence processing in aphasia --
Discourse and functional approaches to aphasia --
Quality of life approach to aphasia --
Living with aphasia : a client-centered approach --
Aphasia in multilingual populations --
Nature and assessment of right hemisphere disorders --
Treatment of right hemisphere disorders --
Traumatic brain injury in adults --
Dementia and related cognitive disorders --
Acquired apraxia of speech --
Dysarthria.

ISBN: 9780763771003 (pbk.) 0763771007 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Aphasia.
Language disorders.
Aphasia.
Apraxias.
Brain Injuries.
Dementia.
Dysarthria.

Dewey Class. No.: 616.855 2 PAP