Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Language Disorders - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1588902269 ISBN 13: 9781588902269

Verlag: Thieme, Stuttgart, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

Incorporate state-of-the-art approaches to aphasia treatment! Here is the completely updated third edition of the classic text on aphasia, covering key developments in treating language disruptions caused by stroke and other types of brain damage or trauma. From the latest neurobiological aspects, to social and group models of intervention and rehabilitation, this book is all-inclusive. The text begins with the primary types of aphasia andgoes on to cover pathophysiology, nature and differentiating features, evaluation,and treatment principles.Coverage includes: Neurobiological aspects of aphasia - one of the most pressing topics inrehabilitation science today
Significant advances in understanding the processes of the human frontal cerebral lobes
A new evidence-based section on naming and word retrieval problems, a pervasive problem in people with a phasia
Expanded chapters on the foundations of aphasia and how this chronic condition affects quality of life
A list of technological and information resources from the Internet and other sources for clinicians, families, and caregivers. Blending traditional approaches to aphasia impairment with current World Health Organization models, and including contributions by some of the leading experts in the field. This book is a must for speech-language pathologists, neuropsychologists, neurologists, and rehabilitation specialists. It is also ideal as an undergraduate or graduate text, and has been used by countless students as the authoritative sourcebook on treating aphasia and related neurogenic disorders.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Thieme, Stuttgart
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1588902269
• ISBN 13: 9781588902269
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 298
• Herausgeber: LaPointe Leonard L.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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