Papathanasiou, Ilias,

Aphasia and related neurogenic communication disorders / Ilias Papathanasiou, Patrick Coppens, - Second edition. - xvii, 571 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Significant landmarks in the history of aphasia and 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 adult -- Dementia and related cognitive disorders -- Acquired apraxia of speech -- Dysarthria.

9781284077315 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1284077314 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2015048789


Aphasia
Apraxias
Brain Injuries
Dementia
Dysarthria

RC425 / .P373 2017

616.855 2 PAP C

WL 340.5