Neurogenic Disorders of Language and Cognition

Description

The second edition of Neurogenic Disorders of Language and Cognition: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice provides a thorough and updated review of acquired neurogenic language and cognitive disorders including aphasia, traumatic brain injury, right hemisphere cognitive-communication disorders, and dementia. It includes a comprehensive review of the assessment and treatment procedures currently available for managing these linguistic and cognitive disorders. The content is again organized according to the WHO-ICF model which has become the preferred standard in today s health care system across disciplines, including speech-language pathology.

Features include:

• A thorough review of neurogenic language and cognitive disorders including aphasia, traumatic brain injury (TBI), right hemisphere cognitive-communication disorders (RHD), and dementia, so instructors, students, and clinicians have a comprehensive resource;
• A more comprehensive description of cognitive assessment and treatment procedures than other speech-language pathology textbooks;
• A DVD with video and writing samples to illustrate some of the different neurogenic disorders and assessment and treatment procedures.

New to this edition are more figures, tables and pictures; a more reader-friendly text; and discussion questions added to each chapter.

Complete Kit Includes: 664 page 7 x 10 Softcover Textbook with DVD 2015.

To see more of this product's contents:

• Table of Contents
• Contents of the DVD
• Preface
• Index
• About the Authors