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Seventh Edition
By
Robert Brookshire, PhD, CCC/SP, Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Disorders, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Description
This popular, well-respected textbook provides the most comprehensive and cutting-edge information on the foundations, diagnosis, assessment,
management, and treatment of patients with neurogenic communication disorders. Still the only text on the market that surveys the entire
range of disorders in a single volume, this new edition is completely up to date with the most current research and developments in the
field. New coverage includes three new assessment chapters and new discussions of hot topics such as the functional, environmental, and
social elements of communication. The book is supplemented throughout with engaging artwork, clinical tips, and practical advice featuring
many examples from clinical settings.
Contents
1. Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology
2. Neurologic Assessment
3. Assessing Adults Who Have Neurogenic Cognitive-Communicative
Impairments
4. Assessing Cognition
5. Assessing Language
6. Assessing Functional Communication and Quality of Life
7.
The Context for Treatment of Cognitive-Communicative Disorders
8. Neuroanatomic Explanations of Aphasia and Related Disorders
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Treatment of Aphasia and Related Disorders
10. Right Hemisphere Syndrome
11. Traumatic Brain Injury
12. Dementia
13.
Motor Speech Disorders
APPENDIX: Standard Medical Abbreviations
GLOSSARY
ANSWERS TO THOUGHT QUESTIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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Paperback, 784 pages, publication date: MAY-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-04531-5
ISBN-10: 0-323-04531-6
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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