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Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation for speech-language pathologists /

Gillis, Rita J., 1955-

Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation for speech-language pathologists / Rita J. Gillis ; with contributions by Jeffrey N. Pierce, Monica McHenry. - Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, c1996. - xi, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-320) and index.

1. Introduction; 2. Models of Rehabilitation and Types of Programs; 3. Mechanisms of Traumatic Brain Injury and the Pathophysiologic Consequences; 4. Medical Management; 5. The Nature of Cognitive and Communication Impairment: Theoretical and Clinical Considerations; 6. Cognitive-Communicative Rehabilitation: Theoretical and Clinical Considerations; 7. Acute Rehabilitation; 8. Postacute Rehabilitation and Community Integration; 9. Motor Speech Disorders; 10. Ethical and Legal Considerations; 11. Family Issues; Appendices: Glossary of Acronyms, Selected Readings, Commonly Referenced Assessment Scales

0750696508 (hardcover : alk. paper)

96015261


Brain damage--Patients--Rehabilitation.
Speech therapy.
Cognitive therapy.
Brain Injuries--complications.
Cognition Disorders--rehabilitation.
Speech Disorders--rehabilitation.

RC387.5 / .G54 1996

616.806 GIL

WL 354 G481t 1996