Audiology Speech Pathology category: 178 books

This book investigates language disorders in children who speak languages other than, or in addition to, English. The chapters in the first section of the volume focus on language disorders associated with four different syndromes in multilingual populations and contexts. This section discusses language...

 I am an Evangelist, and in May 2005 my voice gave out.  After speaking on a Sunday morning, a lady came up to me after the service and said, “I can’t understand you.  I don’t know what you are saying.”     I was diagnosed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center by Dr. Clark Rosen...

With chapters containing up to 50 percent new coverage, this book provides a thorough update of the latest research and development in the area of acquired aphasia. Coverage includes the symptoms of aphasia, assessment, neuropsychology, the specific linguistic deficits associated with aphasia, related...

The practising paediatrician struggles to combat the effects of acute illness and disease in babies and older children. The pattem of hospital admissions has changed dramatically since I first qualified over 25 years ago. Neonatology is a relatively new branch of paediatrics and achievements in neonatal...

This timely book reflects trends in managing patients with inner ear disease through medical means rather than through surgical treatment. Covering the clinical applications of cutting-edge research, including regenerative medicine for inner ear disease, inner ear perfusion treatments, vestibular...

El Trastorno Específico del Lenguaje (TEL) es uno de los trastornos con más prevalencia de entre las dificultades del aprendizaje afectando a un 7% de la población. El TEL se caracteriza por una afectación en la adquisición del lenguaje oral sin que vaya acompañado de déficits cognitivos, sensoriales,...

Nueva edición de este Manual de Logopedia que incluye las aportaciones más recientes de la psicolingüística y de las ciencias neurocognitivas, y su concatenación con las nuevas tecnologías. Esta cuarta edición actualiza todos los contenidos e incorpora nuevos datos acerca del diagnóstico...

This book investigates language disorders in children who speak languages other than, or in addition to, English. The chapters in the first section of the volume focus on language disorders associated with four different syndromes in multilingual populations and contexts. This section discusses language...

Nueva edición de este tratado de audiología que constituye un compendio actualizado en español de los conocimientos actuales de audiología. La experiencia conseguida por los directores en su vida profesional y docente, así como la organización de los XVIII Cursos de Audiología (organizado...

This handbook includes an overview of those areas of cognition and language processing that are relevant to the field of communication disorders, and provides examples of theoretical approaches to problems and issues in communication disorders. The first section includes a collection of chapters...

This edition has been extensively rewritten in order to reflect the changes in clinical practice and learning methods which have taken place since the 5th edition was published. The seventeen chapters are divided into three sections: normal voice, descriptions of the various types of voice disorders,...

Laryngeal cancer is a complex medical condition, and its treatments, both surgical and nonsurgical, typically affect a variety of life functions. These complex consequences of laryngeal cancer necessitate that many different medical specialties work together as a cohesive, collaborative care team...

The "VIP" is a user-friendly, point-in-time assessment tool which provides an 'at a glance' vocal profile for the clinician, voice coach and client. It examines the potential impact of a number of specific factors on the voice: general health; vocal history; vocal health; voice care; vocal...

This book discusses the aging voice, one of the interesting issues related to aging. Population aging is an issue in most developed countries, where both physicians and specialists are required to improve clinical and scientific practice for elderly adults. In particular, the need for expertise...