Full Description
Numerous books have been written on various medical aspects of Parkinson's Disease. Until now, however, there has not been published a text which focuses specifically on the debilitating speech, cognitive-linguistic, and swallowing disorders associated with this disease. The current body of literature in the field of speech pathology pertaining to the description, assessment, and management of the communication and swallowing difficulties experienced by people with Parkinson's Disease is extensive. However, the majority of this literature is published in research journal article format, or as individual book chapters in various books. The first of its kind, Communication and Swallowing Disorders in Parkinson's Disease condenses and organizes this information into an accessible format in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of these disorders and their management in this clinical population.
Contents
Foreword by Mitchell F. Brin, MD Chapter 1: Parkinson Disease: Symptoms and Medical Management Andrew Blitzer, Mitchell F. Brin, and Miodrag Velickovic Chapter 2: Neuropathologic Bases for Communication and Swallowing Disorders in Parkinson Disease Geralyn Schulz Chapter 3: Speech Disorder in Parkinson Disease Deborah Theodoros Chapter 4: Assessment and Treatment of the Speech Disorder in Parkinson Disease Shimon Sapir, Lorraine Ramig, and Cynthia Fox Chapter 5: Cognitive-Linguistic Disorder in Parkinson Disease Adrienne Hancock, Leonard LaPointe, and Brooke-Mai Whelan Chapter 6: Assessment and Treatment of Cognitive-Linguistic Disorder in Parkinson Disease Brooke-Mai Whelan Chapter 7: Swallowing Disorders in Parkinson Disease Michelle Ciucci, Leslie Mahler, and David H. McFarland
