Introduction to neurogenic communication disorders

Brookshire, Robert H.

Introduction to neurogenic communication disorders Robert H. Brookshire, PhD, CCC/SLP, (deceased), Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, Malcolm R. McNeil, PhD, CCC-SLP ; BC-NCD, Consulting Editor, Distinguished Service Professor and Chair, Department of Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. - Octava edición - St. Louis, Missouri Elsevier 2015 - 500 páginas ilustraciones

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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Trastornos de la comunicación
Afasia
Examen neurológico
Disartria
Cerebro --Heridas y traumatismos
Cerebro --Rehabilitación
Apraxias

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