Language in Dementia

Author:   Louise Cummings (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108476317


Pages:   375
Publication Date:   01 October 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Louise Cummings (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 16.00cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9781108476317


ISBN 10:   1108476317
Pages:   375
Publication Date:   01 October 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Alzheimer's Dementia; 2. Primary Progressive Aphasia; 3. Vascular Dementia; 4. Mild Cognitive Impairment; 5. Parkinson's Disease Dementia; 6. Huntington's Disease; 7. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; 8. Multiple Sclerosis.

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'Cummings constructed the chapters to be reference-like and clinically informative, including sections on epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, prognosis, language-communication profile, phonology, morphology and syntax, vocabulary and semantics, and speech-language pathology-and each chapter includes suggested readings and exercises. Notably, the sequence of elements is intuitive and invites readers to move effortlessly between the separate diagnoses … Recommended.' L. R. Barley, Choice


'Cummings constructed the chapters to be reference-like and clinically informative, including sections on epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, prognosis, language-communication profile, phonology, morphology and syntax, vocabulary and semantics, and speech-language pathology-and each chapter includes suggested readings and exercises. Notably, the sequence of elements is intuitive and invites readers to move effortlessly between the separate diagnoses ... Recommended.' L. R. Barley, Choice


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Louise Cummings is Professor in the Department of English at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She teaches and conducts research in pragmatics, communication disorders, and public health reasoning. She is the author or editor of 18 books in these areas, including most recently Case Studies in Communication Disorders (2017) and Speech and Language Therapy (2018).

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