Table of Contents
Contents of the DVD vii
Preface ix
Section I Foundation of Aphasia and Related Disorders
Foundations and Descriptions
1 Neuroanatomy of Language 1
2 Neuropathology of Aphasia 13
3 Diagnosis and Classification of Aphasia 27
4 Aphasia in Special Populations: Neurodegenerative Syndromes 47
5 Aphasia in Special Populations: Traumatic Brain Injury 63
6 Neuropsychiatric, Psychosocial, and Legal Aspects of Aphasia 75
Diagnostic Process
7 Neurological Examination 87
8 Neuroimaging and Other Neurodiagnostic Techniques 95
9 The Process Approach to Assessment of Aphasia 103
10 Assessment of Alexia and Agraphia 117
11 Cognitive Examination 137
12 Apraxia: Descriptions, Implications, and Assessment 161
Section II Systematic Speech-Language Pathology Approaches to the Treatment of Aphasia
Considerations for Aphasia Treatment
13 Aphasia Recovery and the Myth of the Aphasia Plateau 171
14 Introduction to Aphasia Therapy 181
15 Application of the Process Approach and an Operational Framework for the Treatment of Aphasia 195
16 Setting Functional Goals for Aphasia Therapy and Measuring Response to Treatment 207
Impairment-Based Therapies
Therapy Programs for Improving Verbal Expression
17 Treatment of Aphasic Anomia 229
18 Voluntary Control of Involuntary Utterances 243
19 Perseveration in Aphasia and Its Treatment 253
20 Melodic Intonation Therapy 279
21 Treatment of Agrammatism in Aphasia and the Communicative Effectiveness Profile for Measuring Discourse Skills 293
Therapy Programs for Improving Auditory Comprehension
22 Treatment of Wernicke's Aphasia 313
23 Cognitive Approach to Improving Auditory Comprehension 323
Therapy Programs for Improving Alexia and Agraphia
24 Treatment of Reading Disorders in Aphasia 341
25 Anagram, Copy, and Recall Therapy 349
Therapy Programs for Improving Nonverbal Expression
26 Visual Action Therapy and Beyond 365
27 Communicative Drawing Program 385
28 Picture-Based Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Computer-Assisted Treatment Approaches 405
Non-Impairment-Based Therapies
29 Group Therapy for People with Aphasia and Their Families and Friends 429
30 Living Well with Aphasia in the Community 439
Biomedical and Alternative Approaches
31 Biomedical Approaches to Aphasia Treatment 449
32 Complementary and Alternative Treatment Approaches 459
About the Authors 469
Index 471
