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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787085703321

Titolo

Communication and swallowing in Parkinson disease / / [edited by] Deborah Theodoros, Lorraine Ramig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Diego : , : Plural Publishing, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

1-59756-703-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

616.8/33

Soggetti

Parkinson's disease - Complications

Communicative disorders - Treatment

Deglutition disorders - Treatment

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Contributors; 1. Parkinson Disease: Symptoms and Medical Management; 2. Neuropathologic Bases for Communication and Swallowing Disorders in Parkinson Disease; 3. Speech Disorder in Parkinson Disease; 4. Assessment and Treatment of the Speech Disorder in Parkinson Disease; 5. Cognitive-Linguistic Disorder in Parkinson Disease; 6. Assessment and Treatment of Cognitive-Linguistic Disorder in Parkinson Disease; 7. Swallowing Disorders in Parkinson Disease; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Compiles the extant literature on the debilitating speech, cognitive-linguistic, and swallowing disorders associated with Parkinson's disease into one comprehensive volume.