Understanding aphasia
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Understanding aphasia
(Foundations of neuropsychology)
Academic Press, c1993
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-281) and indexes
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Description
This is a comprehensive, interpretive account of aphasia written to appeal to a broad audience. It combines historical, anatomic, and psychological approaches toward understanding the nature of aphasia. Included is a discussion of the brain-language relationship, the symptoms and syndromes common to aphasia, and alternative approaches to classification.
Table of Contents
Nature and Scope of the Problem of Aphasia: A Survey.
Historical Overview.
Anatomy of Language.
Disorders of Motor Speech Implementation.
Disorders of Word Retrieval.
Disorders of Syntax and Morphology.
Disorders of Auditory Comprehension.
Disorders of Repetition.
Disorders of Reading.
Disorders of Writing.
Apraxia and Aphasia.
Classification of Aphasia.
Relation of Aphasia to Normal Language: Fact and Conjecture.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
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