With expanded and updated information including current techniques, approaches, and case studies, the 3rd edition of this bestselling book continues its reputation as a dependable and outstanding evidence-based source on acquired motor speech disorders in adults. It covers the substrates of motor speech and its disorders, the disorders and their diagnoses, and management -- focusing on integrating what is known about the bases of motor speech disorders with the realities of clinical practice to ensure readers have the key content they need to be effective practitioners. - Three-part organization first covers the neurologic underpinnings of speech, then the various disorders resulting from problems in the nervous system, and then the basic principles and disorder-specific management strategies. - Emphasis on evidence-based practice helps distill disparate information and stresses the best practices within motor speech disorders. - Cutting-edge research ensures this book contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date look at the state of motor speech disorders. - Case studies help clarify dense and difficult content and help hone your critical thinking skills. - Summary tables and boxes offer easy access to important information such as causes and characteristics to aid in differential diagnosis. - Chapter outline and summary sections keep you focused on the most significant information. - NEW! Updated content incorporates Dr. Duffy's findings from nearly 1,000 new articles on motor speech disorders. - UNIQUE! Two-color design and larger trim size help highlight key information and allow for easier lay-flat reading.

With expanded and updated information including current techniques, approaches, and case studies, the 3rd edition of this bestselling book continues its reputation as a dependable and outstanding evidence-based source on acquired motor speech disorders in adults. It covers the substrates of motor speech and its disorders, the disorders and their diagnoses, and management -- focusing on integrating what is known about the bases of motor speech disorders with the realities of clinical practice to ensure readers have the key content they need to be effective practitioners. Three-part organization first covers the neurologic underpinnings of speech, then the various disorders resulting from problems in the nervous system, and then the basic principles and disorder-specific management strategies. Emphasis on evidence-based practice helps distill disparate information and stresses the best practices within motor speech disorders. Cutting-edge research ensures this book contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date look at the state of motor speech disorders. Case studies help clarify dense and difficult content and help hone your critical thinking skills. Summary tables and boxes offer easy access to important information such as causes and characteristics to aid in differential diagnosis. Chapter outline and summary sections keep you focused on the most significant information. NEW! Accompanying Evolve site features an interactive PowerPoint presentation with more than 60 audio and video clips demonstrating various disorders. NEW! Updated content incorporates Dr. Duffy's findings from nearly 1,000 new articles on motor speech disorders. UNIQUE! Two-color design and larger trim size help highlight key information and allow for easier lay-flat reading.

Motor Speech Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment, Fourth Edition offers a detailed yet streamlined introduction to motor speech disorders for graduate speech-language pathology students and beginning clinicians. The text begins with a brief historical overview of motor speech disorders, providing useful context for understanding the technology and methodology used by today’s speech-language pathologists for assessment and treatment. The book also provides a practical introduction to the human motor system with 45 full-color anatomical illustrations enabling readers to more easily understand the challenging material. A full chapter is dedicated to the assessment of the disorders and includes a detailed explanation of the complete motor speech examination. The majority of the text is focused on the six pure dysarthrias, mixed dysarthria, and apraxia of speech. Throughout these chapters, a consistent organization is maintained to facilitate the reader’s understanding of the disorders. Each chapter begins with the neurological basis of the condition, then covers the causes of the disorder, an examination of the relevant speech characteristics, and key evaluation tasks specific to the disorder; and concludes with treatment procedures. Key Features: * The author uses an uncomplicated presentation of neurological conditions with an accessible writing style * Chapter outlines identify the major topics discussed in each chapter * A concise summary effectively wraps up each chapter to emphasize key points for students * End-of-chapter study questions prompt review and application of topics discussed in each chapter * 230 bolded key terms throughout with an end-of-book glossary * 18 clinical cases with videos of real patients with motor speech disorders New to the Fourth Edition: * Several new illustrations providing insight into how certain diseases affect the motor system * New information/developments related to: conditions that can cause dysarthria assessment of dysarthria and apraxia of speech treatment tasks, with particular focus on evidence-based procedures * Many updated references and citations in nearly every chapter Disclaimer: Please note that ancillary content (such as eFlashcards) are not be included as published in the original print version of this book.

This is Volume XX in a series of twenty-one on Cognitive Psychology. Originally published in 1933, this is a psychological study of the various defects of speech and the suggestion that additional facilities are needed for dealing with the speech-handicapped child or adolescent, because of the bearing of speech disorders upon personality, socialization and economic success.