Management Of Motor Speech Disorders In Children And Adults

Kathryn M. Yorkston, David R. Beukelman, Edythe A. Strand, and Kathleen R. Bell

Update of a classic, this book covers general neurologic information on diseases and syndromes that cause motor speech disorders. Excellent reference for those practicing in a medical setting.

Emphasis is on clinical situations that speech-language clinicians will encounter in daily work with individuals with motor-speech disorders and their families. It includes case illustrations and information about Web sites to obtain up-to-the-minute information.

Topics include: speech characteristics of a variety of diagnoses associated with motor speech disorders, techniques for physical examination and motor speech examination in adults, and detailed descriptions of treatment techniques for a broad range of motor speech disorders.

618 pages, hardcover.