Table of Contents “...Introduction to neurology -- Navigation and organization of the nervous system -- Development of the nervous system -- The cells of the nervous system -- The spinal cord, brainstem, cranial nerves, and cerebellum -- Diencephalon, basal ganglia, and brain ventricles -- The cerebrum : a survey -- The cerebrum : cerebral function -- Consciousness and disorders of consciousness -- The neurology of hearing and balance -- The neurology of speech -- The neurology of language -- The neurology of swallowing -- The neurology of cognition -- The neurology of emotion -- The neurological exam....”

Table of Contents “...Neuroanatomical and neuropathological framework of speech and language -- Aphasia syndromes -- Subcortical aphasia syndromes -- Speech-language disorders associated with traumatic brain injury -- Language disorders subsequent to right hemisphere lesions -- Language disturbances in dementia syndromes -- Language disorders associated with diseases of the cerebral white matter -- Neurological disturbances associated with aphasia -- Dysarthrias associated with upper and lower motor neurone lesions -- Dysarthrias associated with extrapyramidal syndromes -- Dysarthrias associated with lesions in other motor systems -- Acquired childhood speech-language disorders....”

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Table of Contents “...Payne with Wilhelmina Wright-Harp -- Neurology basics -- The dementias -- Traumatic brain injury / Joan C. ...”

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Table of Contents “...Aphasia and related neurogenic communication disorders : basic concepts, management, and efficacy -- Appendix 1A: Aphasia united "top 10" international best practic recommendations for aphasia -- Significant landmarks in the history of aphasia and its therapy -- Elements of neurology essential for understanding the aphasias -- Plasticity and recovery in aphasia -- Formal and informal assessment of aphasia -- Therapy approaches to aphasia -- Extralinguistic cognitive consideration in aphasia management -- Disorders of auditory comprehension -- Disorders of word production -- The acquired disorders of reading -- Written language and its impairments -- Disorders of sentence processing in aphasia -- Approaches to assessment and treatment of everyday talk in aphasia -- Quality-of-life approach to aphasia -- Living with aphasia : a client-centered approach -- Aphasia in multilingual populations -- Nature and assessment of right hemisphere disorders -- Appendix 17A: Sample case history supplement form -- Appendix 17B: A performance inventory for everyday environments and tasks -- Treatment of right hemisphere disorders -- Traumatic brain injury in adult -- Appendix 19A: Rancho Los Amigos Scale -- Appedix 19B: Assessment tools based on the World Health Organization model -- Dementia and related cognitive disorders -- Acquired apraxia of speech -- Management of dysarthria....”

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