Handbook of acquired communication disorders in childhood / / Bruce E. Murdoch

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460552903321
• Autore: Murdoch B. E. <1950->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Diego, California ; ; Oxfordshire, [England] : , : Plural Publishing, , 2011; ©2011
• ISBN: 1-59756-738-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (545 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.92/855
• Soggetti: Communicative disorders in children; Communicative disorders in children - Treatment; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part A. Acquired language disorders in childhood -- Part B. Acquired motor speech disorders in childhood.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book takes a disease-specific approach to covering a comprehensive range of the childhood neurological conditions most commonly encountered clinically by speech-language pathologists covering traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular accidents, childhood cancers (brain tumors and leukemia), infectious diseases, metabolic disorders, neural tube defects, anoxic conditions (e.g., immersion injury), and convulsive disorder. Also featured are full descriptions of the relevant assessment and treatment procedures currently recommended for use with each of these acquired childhood communication