Speech and language disorders associated with subcortical pathology /
Bruce E. Murdoch, Brooke-Mai Whelan.
- Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
- 292 p. : 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subcortical involvement in speech and language : an introduction and historical perspective -- Neuroanatomy and functional neurology of the subcortical region -- Models of subcortical participation in language -- Language disorders associated with striatocapsular and thalamic lesions -- Pallidal and thalamic involvement in language : evidence from stereotactic surgical studies -- Role of the subthalamic nucleus in language -- Influence of the cerebellum on language function -- Degenerative subcortical syndromes : aetiology, clinical features, medical treatment, and associated language disorders -- Assessment and treatment of subcortical language disorders -- Role of the subcortical structures in speech motor control -- Dysarthria associated with subcortical pathologies -- Subcortical dysarthrias : assessment and treatment.
9780470025734 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Language disorders--Pathophysiology. Brain--Pathophysiology. Language Disorders--etiology. Speech Disorders--etiology. Brain Diseases--complications. Cerebellum--physiopathology. Cerebrum--physiopathology.