Motor Speech Disorders

Diagnosis and Treatment

von Don Freed

Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Motor Speech Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment, Third Edition offers a detailed yet streamlined introduction to motor speech disorders for graduate students and beginning clinicians. The text offers a brief historical overview of motor speech disorders, providing useful context for understanding the technology and methodology used by modern speech-language pathologists for evaluation and treatment. The text also provides a practical introduction to the human motor system and detailed coverage of six pure dysarthrias, mixed dysarthria, and apraxia of speech. Key Features: Chapter outlines identify the major topics discussed in each chapter A concise summary effectively wraps up each chapter to emphasize key points for students End-of-chapter study questions prompt review and application of topics discussed in each chapter Bolded key terms throughout and an end-of-book glossary Videos of real life cases studies featuring patients with motor speech disorders New to the Third Edition: Updated chapters with the latest research on motor speech disorders, with particular attention to new studies of treatment procedures Now with full-color illustrations, providing significantly better visualization and understanding of neuroanatomy New 7" x 10" trim size Access to a PluralPlus companion website with upgraded clinical case videos (especially those on apraxia of speech), PowerPoint lecture slides and images bank

• Reihe: PLURAL PUBLISHING
• ISBN: 9781635500950
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.05.2018
• Größe: 229 x 153 mm
• Verlag: Plural Publishing - IPSUK