Neurology for the Speech-language Pathologist

Introduction to speech neurology; the organization of the nervous system; neuronal function in the nervous system; neurosensory organization of speech and hearing; the neuromotor control of speech; the cranial nerves; the clinical syndromes of the motor system; the central language mechanism and its disorders; language mechanisms in the developing brain; clinical speech syndromes and the developing brain. Apendices: the prevalance of neurological disorder; synopsis of medical conditions related to communication disorders; bedside neurologic examination; screening neurologic examination for speech-language pathology.