The long-held belief that acquired aphasia in children is primarily of the non-fluent type has been challenged in recent years. This book discusses language problems arising from cerebro-vascular accidents occurring in childhood, and from other
1. Acquired Childhood Aphasia: Neuropathology, Linguistic Characteristics and Prognosis 2. Acquired Childhood Aphasia: Assessment and Treatment 3. Speech and Language Disorders following Childhood Closed Head Injury 4. Communicative Disorders in Childhood Infectious Diseases 5. Linguistic Status following Acute Cerebral Anoxia in Children 6. Linguistic Problems Associated with Childhood Metabolic Disorders 7. Communicative Impairments in Neural Tube Disorders 8. Speech and Language Disorders in Childhood Brain Tumours 9. Effect of CNS Prophylaxis on Speech and Language Function in Children 10. Acquired Childhood Speech Disorders: Dysarthria and Dyspraxia
