The Oxford Handbook of Communication Disorders in Neurodegenerative Diseases

NOTE EDITORE

This handbook provides a synthesis of current communication disorders research in patients with a range of neurodegenerative conditions. Neurodegeneration is a rapidly evolving area of medical and health research; however, language and communication disorders have received much less attention than the pathophysiological processes of neurodegenerative diseases. This is despite the fact that these disorders are some of the earliest signs of neurodegeneration, and can seriously impact quality of life in people with neurodegenerative disease. The volume examines age-related neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease as well as neurodegeneration related to hereditary conditions like Huntington's disease and infectious diseases such as SARS-CoV-2. The chapters review the epidemiology and etiology of each neurodegenerative disease, with a medical overview covering the pathophysiology, clinical features, and prognosis of each condition. The emphasis throughout is on communication disorders associated with each neurodegenerative disease; the discussion includes research findings in the literature, with data from patients used to illustrate speech, hearing, voice, fluency, and language impairments. The book also explores the clinical management of communication disorders by speech-language pathologists. By bringing research and clinical practice together in a single volume, this handbook offers a comprehensive understanding of the impact of neurodegenerative processes on communication.

SOMMARIO

1 - Communication Disorders in neurodegenerative disease: State of the art2 - Dysarthria and dysphonia in Parkinson's disease3 - Dysarthria in multiple sclerosis4 - Dysarthria in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis5 - Dysarthria in Huntington's disease6 - Dysarthria in cerebellar ataxia7 - Apraxia of speech in primary progressive aphasia and primary progressive apraxia of speech8 - Apraxia of speech and dysarthria in progressive supranuclear palsy9 - Stuttering and cluttering in neurodegenerative disorders10 - Foreign accent syndrome in neurodegenerative disorders11 - Hearing impairment in neurodegenerative disorders12 - Language in Alzheimer's disease13 - Language in Parkinson's disease14 - Language in Huntington's disease15 - Language in multiple sclerosis16 - Language in primary progressive aphasia17 - Language in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia18 - Language in corticobasal syndrome19 - Language in COVID-1920 - Language in bilingual speakers with neurodegenerative disease21 - Approaches to communication assessment in adults with neurodegenerative disorders22 - Approaches to communication intervention in adults with neurodegenerative diseases23 - Measuring outcomes of communication intervention in adults with neurodegenerative disorders24 - Application of strategies for prevention of cognitive decline in the speech-language pathologist's practice25 - Communication disorders in neurodegenerative disease: Future directions

AUTORE

Louise Cummings is Professor in the Department of English and Communication and Associate Dean in the Graduate School at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She conducts research in pragmatics, clinical linguistics, communication disorders, and public health reasoning. She is the author and editor of over 20 books, including most recently COVID-19 and Speech-Language Pathology (Routledge, 2023) and Language in Dementia (Cambridge University Press, 2020); she is also editor of the book series Routledge Research in Speech-Language Pathology and Cambridge Elements in Health Communication. She is a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Health & Care Professions Council in the UK.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780198888482
• Collana: Oxford Library of Psychology
• Dimensioni: 253 x 33.0 x 180 mm Ø 1164 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 528