Overview

Aphasia is a language disorder in which there is an impairment (but not loss) of speech and of comprehension of speech. Depending on the area and extent of the damage, someone suffering from aphasia may be able to speak but not write, or vice versa, or display any of a wide variety of other deficiencies in language comprehension and production. This book will review grammatical world class processing by aphasic individuals and bilingual aphasia, each of which is essential to an understanding of the topic. This book will also examine the role of the right hemisphere for language processing and successful therapeutic interventions in aphasic patients. Furthermore, new findings for the understanding of neural processes involved in the recovery of language functions in aphasic subjects are discussed. This book also expands and improves upon the currently accepted methodology used in the diagnosis of dementia, particularly when aphasia is a core symptom. Finally, dual-route models and right-hemispheric accounts are examined to predict comprehension of figurative language in healthy speakers as well as in patients with language disorders.

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Author:   Grigore Ibanescu ,  Serafim Pescariu
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.372kg
ISBN:  

9781607412885

ISBN 10:   1607412888
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   22 May 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Investigating Grammatical Word Class Distinctions in Bilingual Aphasic Individuals; The Role of the Right Hemisphere in Language Processing in Aphasic Patients; Category & Letter Fluency in Primary Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Dementia, & Alzheimer's Disease; Real-time Comprehension in Agrammatic Aphasia; Synthetic Expressions Do Not Standby; Lateralizing Value of Postictal Perseveration in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy; Assessment & treatment of bilingual aphasia & bilingual anomia; Considerations for an Ethnopsycholinguistic Framework for Aphasia Intervention with Bilingual Speakers; Imaging Poststroke Aphasia; Index.

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