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Introduction to neurogenic communication disorders / Robert H. Brookshire , Malcolm R. McNeil

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, 2015Edition: Eighth editionDescription: 500 pages : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780323078672 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RC423 .BRO 2015
Contents:
Neuroanatomy of the nervous system Neurologic assessment Assessing adults who have neurogenic cognitive-communicative impairments Assessing cognition Assessing language Assessing functional communication and quality of life The context for treatment of cognitive-communicative disorders Neuropathologic and neuroanatomic explanations of aphasia and related disorders Treatment of aphasia and related disorders Right-hemisphere syndrome Traumatic brain injury Dementia Motor speech disorders
Summary: Providing a solid foundation in the neurology of communication, this bestselling text covers the causes, symptoms, assessment, diagnosis and management of commonly encountered neurogenic communication disorders in adults. A concise, evidence-based approach shows how to measure and treat abnormalities such as aphasia, dysarthria, right-hemisphere syndrome
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Books Books Medical Library General Stacks Medical Library Non-fiction RC423 BRO 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c. 2 Available 032621
Books Books Medical Library General Stacks Medical Library Non-fiction RC423. BRO 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available 032585
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-480) and index.

Neuroanatomy of the nervous system
Neurologic assessment
Assessing adults who have neurogenic cognitive-communicative impairments
Assessing cognition
Assessing language
Assessing functional communication and quality of life
The context for treatment of cognitive-communicative disorders
Neuropathologic and neuroanatomic explanations of aphasia and related disorders
Treatment of aphasia and related disorders
Right-hemisphere syndrome
Traumatic brain injury
Dementia
Motor speech disorders

Providing a solid foundation in the neurology of communication, this bestselling text covers the causes, symptoms, assessment, diagnosis and management of commonly encountered neurogenic communication disorders in adults. A concise, evidence-based approach shows how to measure and treat abnormalities such as aphasia, dysarthria, right-hemisphere syndrome

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