The Characteristics Of Aphasia / Edition 1

by Chris Code

Overview

A survey of the main behavioural characteristics or symptoms of aphasia, which presents a series of essays on the history and current developments in this field of neuropsychological research. Contributors discuss recovery, rehabilitation and other contemporary issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780850664706
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/31/1989
Series:	Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Symptoms, syndromes, models - the nature of aphasia, Chris Code; fluency, Klaus Poeck; impairments of naming and wordfinding, Robert Goldfarb and Harvey Halpern; auditory verbal comprehension impairment, Ed Schulte and Sara Dale Brandt; agrammatism and paragrammatism, Marjorie Perlman Lorch; phonological paraphasia, Hugh W.Buckingham; jargonaphasia, Sarah S.Christman and Hugh W.Buckingham; apraxia of speech, Niklas Miller; speech automatisms and recurring utterances, Chris Code; acquired disorders of reading and writing, Christopher Barry.

Editorial Reviews

A detailed examination of the major characteristics or symptoms of language impairments following brain damage. Chapters include an overview of neurology, linguistics and clinical issues. Cloth edition (unseen), $53.00. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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