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Murdoch, B. E., 1950-

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.

RC423

616.855 / M738

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