Description
- NEW! Content on the networks of the brain.- NEW! Content on the reticular activating system, memory types, and altered mental status.- NEW! Section on prematurity.- NEW! Expanded discussion of RNA.- Revised content throughout provides students with the most up-to-date information they need to be an effective practitioner.- Updated references ensure content is current and applicable for today's students.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology2. Organization of the Nervous System I3. Organization of the Nervous System II4. Neuronal Function in the Nervous System5. Neurosensory Organization6. Neuromotor Control of Speech7. The Cranial Nerves8. Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems9. Central Language Mechanisms and Learning10. Adult Disorders of Language11. Pediatrics: The Developing Brain12. Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes13. Pediatric Disorders of LanguageAppendix A: Medical Conditions Related to Communication DisordersAppendix B: Bedside Neurologic ExaminationAppendix C: Screening Neurologic Examination for Speech- Language PathologyGlossaryIndex
