Full Description
With an emphasis on the neurological mechanisms involved in communication disorders in children and adults, this classic text is the perfect reader-friendly introduction to the neurology of speech and language.
Contents
Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology; The Organization of the Nervous System I; The Organization of the Nervous System II; Neuronal Function in the Nervous System; Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing; The Neuromotor Control of Speech; The Cranial Nerves; Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems; The Central Language Mechanism and Its Disorders; Language Mechanisms in the Developing Brain; Clinical Speech Syndromes and the Developing Brain; Appendix A: Prevalence of Neurologic Disorders; Appendix B: Medical Conditions Related to Communication Disorders; Appendix C: Bedside Neurologic Examination; Appendix D: Screening Neurologic Examination for Speech-Language Pathology; Glossary
