Clinical Management of Sensorimotor Speech Disorders - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0865775273 ISBN 13: 9780865775275

Publisher: Thieme, 1996

Synopsis

This important work provides the most comprehensive coverage of speech production and speech pathologies available today. Concise and practical, it features the work of more than two dozen leading experts, and fully integrates theory, measurement, and treatment of sensorimotor speech disorders.

The first section proposes a new four-stage model of speech motor control, and offers a helpful framework for locating the source of specific pathologies within different areas of the brain. Building on this foundation, the book examines current methods of speech assessment and state-of-the-art guidelines for treating dysarthria, apraxia, and other forms of speech impairment.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Bringing together the expertise of leading research practitioners in the field, the second edition ofClinical Management of Sensorimotor Speech Disorders is an up-to-date reference for the underlying theory and the basic principles of assessment and treatment. This book provides a solid foundation in the conceptual framework essential for classifying and differentiating disorders according to clinical categories. It covers the theory underlying measurement strategies including acoustic, kinematic, aerodynamic, and electromyographic techniques, and guides the reader through treatments for each disorder.

New in this edition is a comprehensive section with in-depth coverage of the diseases, syndromes, and pathologic conditions which are accompanied by sensorimotor speech disorders. These chapters provide concise descriptions of the disease and its signs and symptoms, neuropathology, epidemiology, and etiology. Each chapter goes on to present the speech impairment associated with the disorder and its signs and symptoms, etiology, neuropathology, associated cognitive, linguistic, and communicative signs and symptoms, special diagnostic considerations, treatment, and key references.

Features:

• Clear articulation of theoretical issues provides a strong foundation for the clinical management of the dysarthrias, apraxia, and speech problems secondary to hearing loss
• New chapter on neurogenic fluency disorders
• Extensive discussion of neuropathologic conditions that cause sensorimotor speech disorders

Authoritative and comprehensive, this expanded edition will prove to be the reference of choice for students in speech-language pathology programs as well as clinicians and researchers.

About the Author

Professor and Chair, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Edition details

• Publisher: Thieme
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865775273
• ISBN 13: 9780865775275
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 394
• Editor: McNeil Malcolm