The updated edition of this classic is essential for all practitioners and advanced students. The editors artfully synthesize the pathology of voice, speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders with practical guidance. Insightful viewpoints and viable solutions are provided for patient management issues including neurological and physical challenges, surgical implications, and medical ethics, in the context of the continuum of health care settings. The underlying causes of communication and swallowing impairments are explored in detail, along with respective treatment modalities.
Note
Print version of record.
Contents
Medical SLP: key considerations -- Neurological communication disorders -- Disorders of swallowing and voice -- Patient management in medical SLP -- Critical collaboration issues -- Index.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
