1st Edition

Aphasia The Basics

By Jane Marshall Copyright 2024
200 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to aphasia, or loss of language, a complex condition that affects approximately a third of stroke survivors. It describes the varied manifestations of aphasia on speech, comprehension, reading and writing. Chapters explore how aphasia presents across different languages and in bilingualism, as well as the impacts of aphasia on a... Read more

1. Introduction  2. What is Aphasia  3. Can he understand what I say?  Comprehension in aphasia  4. Is it Just Speech?  Reading and Writing in Aphasia  5. Not just English: Aphasia across Languages  6. Living with Aphasia  7. Will he get better? Recovery and Rehabilitation      

Biography

Jane Marshall is an honorary professor at City, University of London, UK. She worked clinically as a speech and language therapist before specialising in aphasia research. Resulting in well over 100 publications, her research has explored numerous aspects of aphasia, including sentence processing in aphasia, jargon aphasia, aphasia in Deaf users of sign language and therapy for people with aphasia.