Clinical implications of a neuropsychological approach to aphasia
South African Journal of Communication Disorders
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Title | Clinical implications of a neuropsychological approach to aphasia | |
Creator | Kagan, Aura Saling, Michael Wahlhaus, Margaret M. | |
Description | This paper deals with the clinical implications arising out of a study designed to evaluate Luria's approach to the cerebral organisation of higher mental functions such as language. The research took the form of four in-depth case studies of aphasic patients and involved a comparison of neuropsychological predictions as to the site-of-lesion with radiological findings (cranial computerised tomographic scanning). Correspondence was felt to be good in most instances, indicating that Luria's theory provides a valid framework within which to relate clinical symptomatology and focal brain damage. The fact that Luria places clinical practice on a firm theoretical foundation is seen as being advantageous and is discussed in relation to assessment and therapy. | |
Publisher | AOSIS | |
Date | 1983-12-31 | |
Identifier | 10.4102/sajcd.v30i1.664 | |
Source | South African Journal of Communication Disorders; Vol 30, No 1 (1983); 56-62 2225-4765 0379-8046 | |
Language | eng | |
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