TY - BOOK AU - Davis,G.Albyn TI - Aphasiology: disorders and clinical practice SN - 0205480993 AV - RC425 .D379 2000 U1 - 616.8552 DAV 21 PY - 2007/// CY - Boston PB - Pearson KW - Aphasia KW - Language disorders N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-342) and indexes; . INTRODUCTION TO ACQUIRED LANGUAGE DISORDERS Diagnosing aphasia Describing aphasia Explaining aphasia Treating aphasia 2. CAUSES OF THE APHASIAS Stroke Ischemic stroke Hemorrhage Tumor Focal cortical atrophy Clinical neurological examination Clinical brain imaging Localization and dissociation Clinical syndromes of aphasia Exceptional aphasias Summary and conclusions 3. CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS The first visit Diagnostic decisions Standard testing Psychometric constraints: The PICA Diagnosing syndromes: The Boston Exam Numerical classification: The WAB Diagnosing modular impairment: PALPA Brief tests and bedside screening Supplemental tests Notes on interpretation Martin Exeter's initial report Summary and conclusions 4. INVESTIGATING APHASIA IN GENERAL Basic research in clinical aphasiology Word processing Sentence comprehension Explaining sentence comprehension deficit Object naming Productive word-finding Reading words Aphasia in bilingual individuals Summary and conclusions 5. INVESTIGATING SYMPTOMS AND SYNDROMES Agrammatism Asyntactic comprehension Anomic aphasia Conduction aphasia Wernicke's aphasia Universal aphasia Martin Exeter's aphasia Summary and conclusions 6. DISCOURSE AND COMMUNICATION Pragmatic language Discourse and text Discourse comprehension with aphasia Aphasic discourse production Conversation Nonverbal modalities Overall functional status Assessment of functional communication Assessing life participation Martin Exeter's functional skills Summary and conclusions 7. RECOVERY AND PROGNOSIS Stroke and functional outcomes Measuring recovery of language Approaches to prognosis Type of stroke Severity of impairment Type of impairment Other factors Making the targeted prognosis Bilingual recovery Explaining recovery Martin Exeter's recovery Summary and conclusions 8. PRINCIPLES OF LANGUAGE RESTORATION Cognitive stimulation Programmed stimulation Measurement and generalization Word-finding Computer-assisted treatment Group treatment Efficacy of standard aphasia treatment Medical treatments Health care topics Notes from the clinic Summary and conclusions 9. TARGETING SPECIFIC DISORDERS Studying individual cases Agrammatic production: Empirical treatments Agrammatic production: Theory-driven treatments Asyntactic comprehension Wernicke's aphasia Conduction aphasia Anomic or mild aphasia Reading impairments Summary and conclusion 10. FUNCTIONAL THERAPEUTICS Philosophy: The clinical-functional gap Functional stimulation Compensatory behaviors Interactive therapies Life participation The challenge of severe or global aphasia Psychosocial adjustment Documenting functional outcome Martin's conclusion Summary and conclusions 11. RIGHT HEMISPHERE DISORDERS Clinical neuropsychology Awareness of deficits Left neglect and reading Visuospatial orientation Constructional skills Problems with sound Emotion and prosody Speaker meaning Discourse What is RHD syndrome? Clinical assessment Treatment Recovery and outcomes Summary and conclusions 12. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Head trauma The trauma unit Neuropsychological assessment Attention Memory Executive functions Personality and behavior Insight (awareness) Language Pragmatics and discourse Cognitive rehabilitation Recovery and outcomes Summary and conclusions 13. DEMENTIAS Diagnosis and assessment of dementia Alzheimer's disease Other causes of dementia Dementia of Alzheimer's type Language with Alzheimer's disease Medical treatments Communicative assessment Cognitive-communicative interventions Summary and conclusions References ER -