Journal of Medical Speech - Language Pathology articles from September 2004

Journal of Medical Speech - Language Pathology archives from September 2004

Carol Frattali.(In Memoriam)
September 1, 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...

Biology of hope.(Editorial)(Editorial)
September 1, 2004... 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,...

An errorless learning approach to treating dysnomia in frontotemporal dementia.(ANCDS Bulletin Board)
September 1, 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...

Cognitive treatments for aphasia: should we and can we help attention and working memory problems?
September 1, 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.,...

Klippel-feil syndrome with multiple cranial nerve deficits: impact on swallowing and speech.
September 1, 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...

Videostroboscopy, mirror, and fiberoptic laryngoscopy: objective comparisons.
September 1, 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...

Acoustic parameters that identify listeners' perceptions of good near-total laryngectomy voice.
September 1, 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...

Mirror writing following left hemisphere infarction: a case study.
September 1, 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...

The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature.(Book Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 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...