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Course:
Aphasia
COMD
676

Aphasia

Hours

3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab

Semester

Winter
Perspectives on the neurology, clinical assessment, and rehabilitation of aphasic language disturbances in adults.

Neurological Bases

Describe basic neuroanatomic and neurophysiologic bases of acquired language disorders.

Frameworks

Describe basic principles of aphasia assessment and intervention and how they relate to theoretical and philosophical frameworks.

Assessment

Accurately diagnose aphasia type and severity based on neuroanatomic, physiologic, and behavioral presentation.

Treatment

Select, describe, and plan appropriate interventions while accounting for physiological, environmental, and psychosocial factors.