Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Communication Disorders (Includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access)

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Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Communication Disorders, Second Edition reviews the definition, terminology, classification, symptoms, and neurology of aphasia, including the theories of plasticity and recovery. Best practices of aphasia assessment and intervention are presented including neuropsychological models and formal and informal testing procedures to maximize correct clinical rehabilitative decisions. Theoretical bases for rehabilitation, guidelines for organization and delivery of evidence based therapy, as well as augmentative and alternative communication therapy, and computer-based treatments are also presented.

This accessible text also presents information on other related communication disorders. The differential diagnosis and the management and intervention differences between aphasia and these conditions will be emphasized. All methods focus on the psychosocial aspects of living with aphasia, and the different evidence based therapy approaches used by this perspective of aphasia treatment.

New to the Second Edition:
• New chapter on Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Communication Disorders: Basic Concepts, Management, and Efficacy
• New chapter on Extra-Linguistic Cognitive Consideration in Aphasia Management
• New chapter on Management of Dysarthria
• Enhanced emphasis on the ICF framework and evidence based practice
• New online videos demonstrate patients with aphasia symptoms, dysarthria symptoms, technique demonstrations, and more

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Contents

Section 1 Aphasia
Chapter 1 Basic Concepts, Management, and Efficacy
Chapter 2 Significant Landmarks in the History of Aphasia & Its Therapy
Chapter 3 Elements of Neurology Essential for Understanding the Aphasias
Chapter 4 Plasticity and Recovery in Aphasia
Chapter 5 Formal and Informal Assessment of Aphasia
Chapter 6 Therapy Approaches to Aphasia
Chapter 7 Extra-Linguistic Cognitive Consideration in Aphasia Management
Chapter 8 Disorders of Auditory Comprehension
Chapter 9 Disorders of Word Production
Chapter 10 The Acquired Disorders of Reading
Chapter 11 Written Language and Its Impairments
Chapter 12 Disorders of Sentence Processing in Aphasia
Chapter 13 Approaches to Assessment and Treatment of Everyday Talk in Aphasia
Chapter 14 Quality-of-Life Approach to Aphasia
Chapter 15 Living with Aphasia: A Client-Centered Approach
Chapter 16 Aphasia in Multilingual Populations

Section 2 Related Communication Disorders
Chapter 17 Nature and Assessment of Right Hemisphere Disorders
Chapter 18 Treatment of Right Hemisphere Disorders
Chapter 19 Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults
Chapter 20 Dementia and Related Cognitive Disorders
Chapter 21 Acquired Apraxia of Speech
Chapter 22 Management of Dysarthria

Authors

Ilias Papathanasiou, PhD, FRCSLT, ASHA Fellow-Department of Speech & Language Therapy, Technological Educational Institute Western Greece, Koukouli Patras, Greece
Born in Greece, Dr. Papathanasiou trained in Speech-Language Pathology at the University College London, University of London UK and holds a Masters degree in Health Sciences from St George’s Medical School, University of London. He then completed his PhD at the Institute of Neurology, University College London, University of London, were he studied the mechanisms of recovery of writing in aphasia. His clinical and research interests include the study of the cognitive processes and neural substrates that support spoken and written language, as well as the nature and treatment of acquired impairments of language. Dr. Papathanasiou has contributed numerous scientific papers to refereed journals, written several book chapters, organized a number of international meetings. He is the editor of the book Acquired Neurogenic Communication Disorders: A Clinical Perspective and co-editor of the book The Sciences of Aphasia: From Therapy to Theory. He is on the editorial board of Aphasiology, Folia Phoniatrica et Logopedica ( book review editor), Communications Disorders Quarterly and Acta Neuropsychologica. Currently he is an Associate Professor at the Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Technological Educational Institute Western Greece and a Research Associate at the Department of ENT, Medical School , University of Athens, Greece where he is actively involved in teaching, clinical research and service delivery. Dr Papathanasiou is a Fellow of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapist, UK
Patrick Coppens, PhD, CCC-SLP-Professor, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York

Dr. Patrick Coppens is full professor in the Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences at SUNY Plattsburgh where he teaches graduate neurogenics courses. Dr. Coppens was born and educated in Brussels, Belgium, where he acquired an undergraduate degree in Germanic Linguistics and a Master’s degree in Neurolinguistics. His doctorate in Communication Disorders and Sciences was awarded at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale. Dr. Coppens has 20 years of experience teaching and conducting research in the area of aphasia. He has published and presented extensively in his area of expertise and has edited and contributed to a prior volume entitled Aphasia in Atypical Populations.