Neurology for the speech-language pathologist - Softcover

Love, Russell J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0409951668 ISBN 13: 9780409951660

Publisher: Butterworths, 1986

Synopsis

* A reader-friendly introduction to the neurology of speech and language mechanisms in both children and adults * Provides a solid understanding of the nervous system and its clinical implications * New tables offer easy access to information * The emphasis on clinical information makes it a "keeper" for students as they move into practice

About this title

From the Publisher

This edition updates and expands on the earlier editions. It is aimed at the advanced undergraduate, graduate student, and professional speech-language pathologist who wish a readable introduction to the neurology of speech and language mechanisms in children and adults. It has proved to be a reader-friendly textbook with a large number of practical illustrations.The Third Edition includes updated flow charts of the corticobulbar and sensory tracts. Information on cortical neurology, evoked electrical potentials, dementia, and the right hemisphere has been updated. Illustrations of a CT scan and MRI scan are included.

About the Author

Russell J. Love, BS, MA, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Wanda Webb, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworths
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0409951668
• ISBN 13: 9780409951660
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 294