Neurology for the Speech-Language Pathologist

With an emphasis on the neurological mechanisms involved in communication disorders in children and adults, this classic text is the perfect reader-friendly introduction to the neurology of speech and language. Increased information on the auditory system and a new flow chart for the auditory pathways Expanded information on the embryological development of the nervous system Updated sections on pervasive development disorders, cognition, and cognitive-linguistic disorders

Table of Contents:
Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology; The Organization of the Nervous System I; The Organization of the Nervous System II; Neuronal Function in the Nervous System; Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing; The Neuromotor Control of Speech; The Cranial Nerves; Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems; The Central Language Mechanism and Its Disorders; Language Mechanisms in the Developing Brain; Clinical Speech Syndromes and the Developing Brain; Appendix A: Prevalence of Neurologic Disorders; Appendix B: Medical Conditions Related to Communication Disorders; Appendix C: Bedside Neurologic Examination; Appendix D: Screening Neurologic Examination for Speech-Language Pathology; Glossary

Review :
"...a classic textbook... Written by two experts in the field of Hearing and Speech Sciences...the book challenges the reader to understand that the neurologist and speech language pathologist should ideall function as a team... presented in [a] simple, clear and concise format... This is a textbook for the student and practicing clinician interested in neurogenic communication disorders."E Streams this book, Drs. Love and Webb have laid the factual groundwork for the understanding of the nervous system in terms of the organization of the brain, descending motor and ascending sensory pathways, and cranial nerves and muscles...The neurologist and speech pathologist should ideally function as a team, each complementing the other. In order for this teamwork to occur, however, each specialist must understand the other s language. To this end, Drs. Love and Webb have made the language of the neurologist understandable to speech pathologists." From the Foreword by Howard S. Kirshner, MD, Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine: considerable amount of useful clinical information...Writing style throughout is commendable."ASHA Journal book constitutes an excellent introduction to neurology for speech language pathologists...the best work of its kind to come along, fulfilling a genuine need...It seems destined to become a standard in the speech, language, and hearing fields."The Cleft Palate Journal