Aphasia

This book provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to aphasia, or loss of language, a complex condition that affects approximately a third of stroke survivors.

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Jane Marshall is an honorary professor at City, University of London, UK. She worked clinically as a speech and language therapist before specialising in aphasia research. Resulting in well over 100 publications, her research has explored numerous aspects of aphasia, including sentence processing in aphasia, jargon aphasia, aphasia in Deaf users of sign language and therapy for people with aphasia.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. What is Aphasia 3. Can he understand what I say? Comprehension in aphasia 4. Is it Just Speech? Reading and Writing in Aphasia 5. Not just English: Aphasia across Languages 6. Living with Aphasia 7. Will he get better? Recovery and Rehabilitation