Acquired neurogenic communication disorders: a clinical perspective

Part 1 Aphasia and aphasia therapy: aphasia therapy - a clinical framework, Robert Wertz; recovery of function in aphasia, Ilias Papathanasiou and Renata Whurr; living with aphasia - a framework for therapy interventions, Sally Byng et al; cognitive neuropsychology and aphasia therapy - the case of word retrieval, Dvaid Howard. Part 2 Motor speech disorders: dysarthria - clinical features, neuroanatomical framework and assessment, Bruce E. Murdoch et al; dysarthria - an overview of treatment, Kathryn Yorkston and David Beukelman; changing ideas in apraxia of speech, Nicholas Miller; instrumentation in the assessment and therapy of motor speech disorders - a survey of techniques and case studies with EPG, Sara Wood and Bill Hardcastle.

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This work provides a theoretical review, from a clinical perspective, of the nature and management of acquired neurogenic communication disorders and of the therapy such disorders require. The first section concentrates on aphasia and the second on motor speech disorders.