1st Edition
by Rene L. Utianski (Author, Editor)
Primary Progressive Aphasia and Other Frontotemporal Dementias: Diagnosis and Treatment of Associated Communication Disorders
is the second volume in the “Medical Speech-Language Pathology” book
series. It is intended to fill an unmet need to assist clinicians,
students, and related healthcare professionals in the diagnosis and
treatment of the title disorders.
There is a growing population
of individuals diagnosed with various forms of Frontotemporal Dementia
(FTD) and Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), and this number is likely
to increase as medical practitioners and speech-language pathologists
(SLPs) become more expert at identifying these conditions. More
clinicians will be seeing, and treating, patients with a diagnosis of
FTD or PPA. Toward that end, the goal of this book is to expand this
clinical knowledge base and support the development of skills in
diagnosis, but also in clinical management.
Within each chapter
is a concise presentation of available evidence-based practice and
research findings, with a focus on sharing information that is
clinically applicable and digestible for non-researchers. Each chapter
provides a comprehensive outline of testing that will assist in the
diagnosis of the cognitive-communication disorders associated with FTD,
PPAs, and primary progressive apraxia of speech (PPAOS).
From the Foreword
".
. .It is very appropriate at this time to take stock of the state of
the science and art of research and clinical practice directed at PPA,
PPAOS, and related FTDs. This book does just that. As a whole, it
provides a very substantive overview of the topic, and its individual
chapters provide essential details about the underpinnings, defining
clinical features, assessment, differential diagnosis, and management of
each of the disorders. The consistent chapter-to-chapter format and
case studies provide a reader-friendly cohesiveness that will be
appreciated by students, busy clinicians, and clinical researchers.
Lastly, this book will serve as a solid foundation for critically
appraising the value of future clinical research that will impact the
quality of care for individuals with these increasingly recognized
disorders which so insidiously but profoundly siphon away the ability to
communicate.
— Joseph R. Duffy, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
