Journal of Medical Speech - Language Pathology back issues from September 2004:
Carol Frattali.(In Memoriam)
Sep 01, 2004; ... We are deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected death of Carol Frattali, the Health Care Forum Editor of our journal and a respected friend. She was a young, admired, and professionally productive woman with three children. Her death has shocked her professional colleagues and friends ....
Biology of hope.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2004; ... <Pre> We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves. Francis J. Braceland, O Magazine, April 2003 True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings. W. Shakespeare, King Richard III, Act V, Scene 2 </Pre> ...
An errorless learning approach to treating dysnomia in frontotemporal dementia.(ANCDS Bulletin Board)
Sep 01, 2004; ... This case study describes an errorless learning approach to naming treatment for an adult with temporal-variant frontotemporal dementia. The patient's severe dysnomia was characterized by between- (verbs better than nouns) and within-class (biological motion better than tool use verbs; ...
Cognitive treatments for aphasia: should we and can we help attention and working memory problems?
Sep 01, 2004; ... Findings from a growing number of studies indicate that patients with aphasia frequently have concomitant impairments of working memory, attention, or both that may negatively affect their language comprehension and production skills (e.g., Caspari, Parkinson, LaPointe, & Katz 1998; ...
Klippel-feil syndrome with multiple cranial nerve deficits: impact on swallowing and speech.
Sep 01, 2004; ... Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) describes a malformation with a primary finding of fusion of the cervical vertebrae. A classic clinical triad that includes short neck, low posterior hairline, and reduced neck movement was first described by Klippel and Feil in 1912. Multiple congenital ...
Videostroboscopy, mirror, and fiberoptic laryngoscopy: objective comparisons.
Sep 01, 2004; ... This investigation represents a retrospective analysis of the degree to which rigid endoscope videolaryngostroboscopy either augmented or altered initial laryngeal examination findings and treatment recommendations obtained during mirror or fiberoptic laryngoscopy in 130 subjects. Results ...
Acoustic parameters that identify listeners' perceptions of good near-total laryngectomy voice.
Sep 01, 2004; ... Ten near-total laryngectomy (NTL) speakers performed a number of voicing tasks that were recorded for acoustic, temporal, and aerodynamic feature analysis. A paired comparison within groups design was used to objectify the perceptual parameters that constitute good near-total ...
Mirror writing following left hemisphere infarction: a case study.
Sep 01, 2004; ... The rare phenomenon of mirror writing and reading was examined in PS, a 70-year-old female, following a left middle cerebral artery stroke. She presented with Broca's aphasia, oral and verbal apraxias, and right hemiparesis. PS was left-handed as a child until forced to the standard of ...
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature.(Book Review)(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2004; ... The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature AUTHOR: Steven Pinker PUBLISHER: Penquin Books, 2002 ISBN: 0-670-03151-8 (hc), 0 14 20.00334 4 (pbk), 509 pages, $16.00 to $20.00 In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker surveys the concept of human ...