Overview

Numerous books have been written on various medical aspects of Parkinson's Disease. Until now, however, there has not been published a text which focuses specifically on the debilitating speech, cognitive-linguistic, and swallowing disorders associated with this disease.

The current body of literature in the field of speech pathology pertaining to the description, assessment, and management of the communication and swallowing difficulties experienced by people with Parkinson's Disease is extensive. However, the majority of this literature is published in research journal article format, or as individual book chapters in various books. The first of its kind, Communication and Swallowing Disorders in Parkinson's Disease condenses and organizes this information into an accessible format in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of these disorders and their management in this clinical population.

Audience

Primary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Swallowing
Secondary Subject: Speech and Language Pathology / Neurogenics
Audience Level: Professional

Foreword by Mitchell F. Brin, MD

• Chapter 1: Parkinson Disease: Symptoms and Medical Management
  Andrew Blitzer, Mitchell F. Brin, and Miodrag Velickovic
• Chapter 2: Neuropathologic Bases for Communication and Swallowing Disorders in Parkinson Disease
  Geralyn Schulz
• Chapter 3: Speech Disorder in Parkinson Disease
  Deborah Theodoros
• Chapter 4: Assessment and Treatment of the Speech Disorder in Parkinson Disease
  Shimon Sapir, Lorraine Ramig, and Cynthia Fox
• Chapter 5: Cognitive-Linguistic Disorder in Parkinson Disease
  Adrienne Hancock, Leonard LaPointe, and Brooke-Mai Whelan
• Chapter 6: Assessment and Treatment of Cognitive-Linguistic Disorder in Parkinson Disease
  Brooke-Mai Whelan
• Chapter 7: Swallowing Disorders in Parkinson Disease
  Michelle Ciucci, Leslie Mahler, and David H. McFarland

About The Editors

Deborah Theodoros, PhD

Dr. Theodoros is Professor and Head of the Division of Speech Pathology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

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Lorraine Ramig, PhD, CCC-SLP

Dr. Ramig is a Professor in the Department of Speech-Language and Hearing Science (SLHS) at the University of Colorado-Boulder; a Senior Scientist at the National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS), a division of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts; an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Teacher's College in New York City; and Founder/President of the LSVT Foundation, a non-profit organization.

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