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We are proud to offer a brand new companion pocket guide to accompany the respected PocketGuide to Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology and PocketGuide to Treatment in Speech-Language Pathology. This new PocketGuide to Communication Disorders summarizes available research and clinical information on disorders of communication, epidemiology and ethnocultural factors, symptomology, onset and development, etiological factors, and main theoretical concepts. Together with its companion pocket guides, a specialized dictionary of terms, clinical resource book, and textbook of assessment are combined in easy-to-access quick reference books. Clinicians and students agree that these are the most valuable resources you can include in your professional library.

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Author:   M. N. Hegde
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Delmar Cengage Learning
Dimensions:   Width: 14.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.368kg
ISBN:  

9781418052102

ISBN 10:   1418052108
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   12 July 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Major Entries: Preface Agnosia Agraphia AIDS Dementia Complex Alexia Alzheimers Disease Aphasia Aphasia: Specific Types Brocas Aphasia Global Aphasia Subcortical Aphasia Transcortical Motor Aphasia Transcortical Sensory Aphasia Wernickes Aphasia Apraxia Apraxia of Speech in Adults Articulation and Phonological Disorders Articulation and Phonological Disorders in African American Children Articulation and Phonological Disorders in Bilingual Children Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ACC) Autism Spectrum Disorders Aspergers Disorder Autism Childhood Disintegrative Disorder Retts Syndrome Cerebral Palsy Childhood Apraxia of Speech Cleft Palate Dementia, Progressive Dementia, Reversible Dysarthria in Adults Dysarthria: Specific Types Ataxic Dysarthria Flaccid Dysarthria Hyperkinetic Dysarthria Hypokinetic Dysarthria Mixed Dysarthria Spastic Dysarthria Unilateral Upper Motor Neuron Dysarthria Dysphagia Fluency Disorders Cluttering Neurogenic Stuttering Stuttering Hearing Impairment Intellectual Disabilities Language Disorders in Children Language Disorders in Infants and Toddlers Language Disorders in Older Students and Adolescents Laryngectomy Literacy Problems Psychiatric Disorders Associated With Communication Disorders Abulia Aphonia-Functional Delusions and Hallucinations Depression Euphoria and Mania Factitious Disorders Malingering Mutism-Selective Pseudodementia Psychogenic Stuttering Schizophrenia Right Hemisphere Syndrome Syndromes Associated With Communication Disorders Traumatic Brain Injury Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Voice Disorders Functional Aphonia Voice Disorders of Loudness (Intensity) Voice Disorders of Pitch (Frequency) Voice Disorders of Quality Voice Disorders of Resonance

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M.N. (Giri) Hegde, PhD, is Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at California State University-Fresno. He holds a master's degree in experimental psychology from the University of Mysore, India, a post master's diploma in Medical (Clinical) Psychology form Bangalore University, India, and a doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He is a specialist in fluency disorders, language disorders, research methods, and treatment procedures in communicative disorders. Widely published, Dr. Hegde has received many prestigious honors.

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