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The Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination Set is a group of eight prod ucts that helps clinicians distinguish among neurologically recognized aphasic syndromes. This widely used set of tools is an imperative ins trument for assessing the impairment of aphasia. It is a common langua ge for researchers and clinicians, and a source from which knowledge a bout aphasia has flourished. New features of the third edition include : a carefully standardized short version that offers a brief assessmen t; supplemental measures incorporated into test materials; new statist ical bases for the revised examination; and a fully updated edition of the text, The Assessment of Aphasia and Related Disorders. Other prod ucts in the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination Set include the Stim ulus Cards, Record Booklet, Stimulus Cards--Short Form, Short Form Rec ord Booklet, Boston Naming Test, the Boston Naming Test Record Booklet , and the Examining for Aphasia with the BDAE video.

Here is the completely updated third edition of the classic text on aphasia, covering key developments in treating language disruptions caused by stroke and other types of brain damage or trauma. From the latest neurobiological aspects, to social and group models of intervention and rehabilitation, this book is all-inclusive. The text begins with the primary types of aphasia and goes on to cover pathophysiology, nature and differentiating features, evaluation, and treatment principles. Blending traditional approaches to aphasia impairment with current World Health Organization models, and including contributions by some of the leading experts in the field, this book is a must for speech-language pathologists, neuropsychologists, neurologists, and rehabilitation specialists. It is also ideal as an undergraduate or graduate text, and has been used by countless students as the authoritative sourcebook on treating aphasia and related neurogenic disorders. Book jacket.