Neurogenic Disorders of Language and Cognition: Evidence-based Clinical Practice;

The second edition of Neurogenic Disorders of Language and Cognition: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice provides a thorough and updated review of acquired neurogenic language and cognitive disorders including aphasia, traumatic brain injury, right hemisphere cognitive-communication disorders, and dementia. It includes a comprehensive review of the assessment and treatment procedures currently available for managing these linguistic and cognitive disorders. The content is organized according to the WHO-ICF model. Features include: a thorough review of neurogenic language and cognitive disorders including aphasia, traumatic brain injury (TBI), right hemisphere cognitive-communication disorders (RHD), and dementia. The text is an extensive resource with a comprehensive description of cognitive assessment and treatment procedures and linked videos and writing samples that illustrate different neurogenic disorders and assessment and treatment procedures. New to this edition are more figures, tables, and pictures; a more reader-friendly text; and discussion questions added to each chapter.