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Aphasia: a historical introduction -- Neuroanatomic and neurophysiologic considerations -- Neurodiagnostic methods and neuropathology of aphasia -- Prevalence, definition, and classification of aphasia -- Etiology and symptomatology of nonfluent aphasias -- Etiology and symptomatology of fluent aphasias -- Atypical aphasias and aphasia in special populations -- Assessment of aphasia -- Treatment of aphasia -- Right hemisphere syndrome -- Assessment and treatment of right hemisphere syndrome -- Traumatic brain injury: causes and consequences -- Assessment and management of traumatic brain injury -- Dementia of the Alzheimer's type -- Other forms of dementia -- Assessment and management of patients with dementia.