1st Edition

Conduction Aphasia

Edited By Susan E. Kohn Copyright 1992
184 Pages
by Psychology Press

184 Pages
by Psychology Press

184 Pages
by Psychology Press

Over the past decade, questions about the clinical classification and experimental examination of aphasic patients have been raised. Growing doubts about the validity and reliability of standard clinical diagnoses have been responsible, in part, for the explosion of case studies in the neurolinguistic literature. In turn, rejection of classical aphasia diagnoses has made it difficult to synthesize... Read more
Contents: Preface. S.E. Kohn, K.L. Smith, Introduction: On the Notion of "Aphasia Syndrome." V.W. Henderson, Early Concepts of Conduction Aphasia. H. Goodglass, Diagnosis of Conduction Aphasia. C.L. Palumbo, M.P. Alexander, M.A. Naeser, CT Scan Lesion Sites Associated with Conduction Aphasia. H.W. Buckingham, Phonological Production Deficits in Conduction Aphasia. D. Caplan, G. Waters, Issues Arising Regarding the Nature and Consequences of Reproduction Conduction Aphasia. S.E. Kohn, Conclusions: Toward a Working Definition of Conduction Aphasia.

Biography

Susan E. Kohn