A Coursebook on Aphasia And Other Neurogenic Language Disorders

by Hegde, M.N.

• ISBN13: 9781418037369
• ISBN10: 1418037362
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-14
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning

Summary

This excellent new edition of a highly respected text provides clear, essential information on aphasia and other neurogenic language disorders in a user-friendly format. Organized in the coursebook format, pages are divided into columns with written information side by side with space for notes, allowing you to keep all your information in one, easy to access location. Thorough revisions reflect recent developments in the field including expanded information on dementia, traumatic brain injury, and right hemisphere syndrome. Current and clinically relevant, additional information on the study, assessment, and treatment of language disorders associated with neurologic problems has been included making this an essential and practical resource.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition	ix
About the Author	xi
PART I: Aphasia	1	(302)
Aphasia: A Historical Introduction	3	(14)
The Importance of Aphasia	4	(1)
Early Historical Perspectives	5	(3)
Localizationist and Holistic Approaches	8	(2)
The Emergence of Cognitivism	10	(1)
The Modern Period	11	(6)
Neuroanatomic and Neurophysiologic Considerations	17	(50)
Terminological Orientation	18	(2)
Anatomic Orientation	20	(1)
Overview	20	(1)
Neurohistology	21	(5)
Neural Transmission	26	(3)
The Divisions of the Nervous System	29	(26)
The Protective Layers of the Brain	55	(2)
Cerebral Blood Supply	57	(6)
Blood Supply and the Watershed Area of the Brain	63	(1)
The Veins and Venous Blood Supply	64	(1)
The Blood-Brain Barrier	65	(2)
Neurodiagnostic Methods and Neuropathology of Aphasia	67	(28)
Understanding Neuropathology of Aphasia	68	(1)
Neurodiagnostic Methods	68	(13)
General Neuropathology of Aphasia	81	(14)
Prevalence, Definition, and Classification of Aphasia	95	(32)
Prevalence of Aphasia and Associated Diseases	96	(5)
Definitions of Aphasia	101	(7)
The Main Arguments for Classifying Aphasia into Types	108	(1)
The Main Arguments Against Classifying Aphasia into Types	109	(1)
An Overview of Aphasia	110	(3)
General Symptoms of Aphasia	113	(8)
A General Description of How Aphasia Patients Communicate	121	(2)
What Aphasia is Not	123	(4)
Etiology and Symptomatology of Nonfluent Aphasias	127	(26)
Four Types of Nonfluent Aphasias	128	(1)
Fluency in Aphasiology	128	(2)
Broca's Aphasia	130	(8)
Transcortical Motor Aphasia (TMA)	138	(5)
Mixed Transcortical Aphasia (MTA)	143	(4)
Global Aphasia	147	(6)
Etiology and Symptomatology of Fluent Aphasias	153	(26)
Fluency in Aphasia	154	(1)
Wernicke's Aphasia	154	(8)
Transcortical Sensory Aphasia	162	(5)
Conduction Aphasia	167	(6)
Anomic Aphasia	173	(6)
Atypical Aphasias and Aphasia in Special Populations	179	(24)
Atypical Syndromes	180	(3)
Alexia	183	(7)
Agraphia	190	(3)
Agnosia	193	(1)
Aphasia in Special Populations	194	(9)
Assessment of Aphasia	203	(48)
Assessment of Aphasia: Some Practical and Professional Considerations	204	(4)
The Most Frequently Assessed Behaviors	208	(2)
Activities Used in Assessment	210	(4)
Direct and Repeated Observation of the Patient	214	(1)
Standardized Tests in Assessing Aphasia	215	(5)
Assessment of Functional Communication	220	(5)
Independent Tests of Specific Skills	225	(3)
An Outline of Aphasia Assessment	228	(9)
Assessment of Clients from Varied Ethnocultural Backgrounds	237	(3)
Differential Diagnosis	240	(11)
Treatment of Aphasia	251	(52)
Is Aphasia Treatment Effective?	252	(1)
Variables That Affect Treatment Outcome	253	(3)
Pharmacological Treatment for Aphasia	256	(1)
Principles of Language Treatment for Aphasia	257	(4)
Ethnocultural Considerations in Treatment	261	(2)
General Treatment Targets	263	(1)
Treatment of Auditory Comprehension Problems	263	(7)
Treatment of Verbal Expression	270	(18)
Social Approaches to Aphasia Rehabilitation	288	(5)
Treatment of Reading Problems	293	(1)
Treatment of Writing Problems	294	(1)
Group Treatment for People with Aphasia	295	(3)
Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Patients with Aphasia	298	(5)
PART II: Right Hemisphere Syndrome	303	(48)
Right Hemisphere Syndrome	305	(24)
Hemispheric Asymmetry	306	(1)
Right Hemisphere Functions	307	(5)
Neuropathology of Right Hemisphere Damage	312	(1)
Behaviors of Patients with Right Hemisphere Damage	313	(13)
Deficits Associated with Right Versus Left Brain Injury	326	(3)
Assessment and Treatment of Right Hemisphere Syndrome	329	(22)
Assessment of Patients with Right Hemisphere Damage	330	(6)
Treatment of Patients with Right Hemisphere Damage	336	(15)
PART III: Traumatic Brain Injury	351	(70)
Traumatic Brain Injury: Causes and Consequences	353	(30)
Defining Traumatic Brain Injury	354	(1)
Incidence and Prevalence of TBI	354	(2)
Common Causes of TBI	356	(1)
Types of Brain Injuries	357	(4)
Biomechanics of Nonpenetrating Brain Injuries	361	(4)
Primary Effects of TBI	365	(2)
Secondary Effects of TBI	367	(2)
Variables Related to Recovery	369	(2)
Neurobehavioral Effects of TBI	371	(3)
Communicative Disorders Associated with TBI	374	(9)
Assessment and Management of Traumatic Brain Injury	383	(38)
Overview of Assessment	384	(2)
Assessment of Consciousness and Cognition	386	(5)
Assessment of Memory and Reasoning Skills	391	(3)
Assessment of Communicative Deficits Associated with TBI	394	(5)
Clinical Management of Patients with TBI	399	(22)
PART IV: Dementia	421	(90)
Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type	423	(20)
Incidence of Dementia	424	(1)
Ethnocultural Factors and Dementia	424	(1)
What is Dementia?	425	(2)
Reversible Dementia	427	(2)
Progressive Dementia	429	(1)
Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (DAT)	429	(14)
Other Forms of Dementia	443	(32)
Overview of Other Forms of Dementia	444	(1)
Frontotemporal Dementia (Including Pick's Disease)	444	(7)
Parkinson's Disease	451	(7)
Huntington's Disease (HD)	458	(4)
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy	462	(1)
Infectious Dementias	463	(3)
Vascular Dementia	466	(4)
Dementia Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury	470	(1)
Additional Dementia Syndromes	470	(5)
Assessment and Management of Patients with Dementia	475	(36)
Assessment of Dementia	476	(11)
Clinical Management of Dementia	487	(24)
Appendix A: The Coursebook Method of Teaching and Learning	511	(2)
Appendix B: Glossary of Medical Abbreviations and Symbols	513	(2)
Appendix C: The World Health Organization (2001) International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)	515	(2)
Appendix D: Internet Resources for Clinicians and Consumers	517	(2)
References	519	(16)
Glossary	535