Acquired Speech and Language Disorders

Acquired Speech and Language Disorders offers a unique integrated approach to the neurology and anatomical functions of speech language disorders. The book provides a specific and thorough explanation of the neurological basis of speech and language deficits occurring subsequent to neurological diseases or brain injury. It provides comprehensive coverage of both the clinically recognized forms of aphasia and motor speech disorders, in both adults and children; as well as more recently recognized language disorders such as Parkinson’s and related diseases, right hemisphere damage, closedhead injury and dementia. Finally, in addition, recently–developed brain imaging methods such as MRI and PET are outlined and their implications for speech–language pathology discussed. The second edition of this important text has been thoroughly revised and updated with brand new material.

Spis treści:
1 Neuroanatomical and neuropathological framework of speech and language.
2 Aphasia syndromes.
3 Subcortical aphasia syndromes.
4 Speech–language disorders associated with traumatic brain injury.
5 Language disorders subsequent to right hemisphere lesions.
6 Language disturbances in dementia syndromes.
7 Language disorders associated with diseases of the cerebral white matter.
8 Neurological disturbances associated with aphasia.
9 Dysarthrias associated with upper and lower motor neurone lesions.
10 Dysarthrias associated with extrapyramidal syndromes.
11 Dysarthrias associated with lesions in other motor systems.
12 Acquired childhood speech–language disorders.
Index. 

Nota biograficzna:
Professor Bruce E. Murdoch is the Director of the Centre for Neurogenic Communication Disorders Research and Head of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He is the founding editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing, the Foundation President of the Asia Pacific Society for the Study of Speech, Language and Hearing; and Vice–President of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics.

Okładka tylna:
Acquired Speech and Language Disorders offers a unique integrated approach to the neurology and anatomical functions of speech language disorders. The book provides a specific and thorough explanation of the neurological basis of speech and language deficits occurring subsequent to neurological diseases or brain injury. It provides comprehensive coverage of both the clinically recognized forms of aphasia and motor speech disorders, in both adults and children; as well as more recently recognized language disorders such as Parkinson’s and related diseases, right hemisphere damage, closedhead injury and dementia. Finally, in addition, recently–developed brain imaging methods such as MRI and PET are outlined and their implications for speech–language pathology discussed. The second edition of this important text has been thoroughly revised and updated with brand new material.