Motor Speech Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment (3rd Edition)

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Book Description

The third edition of Motor Speech Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment provides graduate students and starting clinicians with an introduction to motor speech disorders that is both comprehensive and easy to understand. This article provides a concise historical overview of motor speech problems, which is helpful for gaining a knowledge of the technology and methods that contemporary speech-language pathologists utilize for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. In addition to this, the book offers a useful introduction to the human motor system as well as in-depth discussions of six types of pure dysarthria, mixed dysarthria, and apraxia of speech.
Principal Attributes:

Outlines of each Chapter enumerate the primary subjects that are covered in each chapter.
Each chapter is finished off with an effective summary that focuses on the most important elements for the pupils.
Each chapter's last set of questions serves as a stimulus for a review and application of the material covered in that chapter.
Key phrases are highlighted throughout the text, and there is a glossary at the book's conclusion.
Real-life case studies of patients with motor speech problems presented in the form of video recordings
Something brand new for the third edition:

• chapters have been updated to include the most recent findings from research on motor speech disorders, with a particular focus on new studies of treatment techniques.
• Now featuring images in full color, this updated edition considerably improves the reader's ability to see and comprehend neuroanatomy.
• Access to a companion website for PluralPlus, which includes enhanced clinical case videos (particularly those on apraxia of speech), PowerPoint lesson slides, and an image bank.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE That this book has supplemental material that may be found on the PluralPlus companion website. If you buy a used copy of the printed book or rent one, the code that is printed within the book to access the website may already have been redeemed or used, or it may include an error, and if this is the case, you will not be able to use it. It is highly advised that you acquire a brand-new edition of this book in order to ensure that you have access to the website.