Brain-based communication disorders / Leonard L. LaPointe, Bruce E. Murdoch, Julie A.G. Stierwalt.

Author/creator LaPointe, Leonard L.
Other author Murdoch, B. E., 1950-
Other author Stierwalt, Julie A.G.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSan Diego : Plural Pub.,
Descriptionxi, 279 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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Subjects

Contents Neurological basis of speech and language -- Basic anatomy and physiology of the speech mechanism -- Neurological causes of communcation disorders -- Aphasia -- Non-focal brain damage : communication disorders and a world of other problems -- Right hemisphere syndrome -- Acquired aphasia in childhood -- Motor speech disorders in adults : dysarthrias and apraxia of speech -- Motor speech disorders in childhood -- Acquired neurological swallowing disorders in children and adults -- Principles of assessment of child and adult neurological speech-language disorders -- Principles of treatment for neurological communication disorders.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010006211
ISBN9781597561945 (alk. paper)
ISBN1597561940 (alk. paper)

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