اختلالات ارتباطی در سرطان کودکان Communication Disorders in Childhood Cancer

This is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of the communication impairments that occur in association with the two most common forms of childhood cancer, namely leukaemia and brain tumour. Contents ? Major childhood cancers: leukaemia and brain tumour ? Effects of treatment for paediatric cancer on brain structure and function ? Language disorders in children treated for brain tumours ? Language recovery following treatment for paediatric brain tumours ? Variability in patterns of language impairment in children following treatment for posterior fossa tumour ? Language disorders in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia ? Discourse abilities of children treated for neoplastic conditions ? Motor speech disorders in children treated for brain tumour ? Assessment and treatment of speech and language disorders occuring subsequent to cancer therapy in childhood Content: Chapter 1 Major Childhood Cancers: Leukaemia and Brain Tumours (pages 1–20): Bruce E Murdoch, Deborah L Boon and Lisa J HudsonChapter 2 Effects of Treatment for Paediatric Cancer on Brain Structure and Function (pages 21–54): Bruce E Murdoch, Lisa J Hudson and Deborah L BoonChapter 3 Language Disorders in Children Treated for Brain Tumours (pages 55–75): Bruce E Murdoch and Lisa J HudsonChapter 4 Language Recovery Following Treatment for Paediatric Brain Tumours (pages 76–88): Bruce E Murdoch and Lisa J HudsonChapter 5 Variability in Patterns of Language Impairment in Children Following Treatment for Posterior Fossa Tumour (pages 89–125): Bruce E Murdoch and Lisa J HudsonChapter 6 Language Disorders in Children Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (pages 126–157): Bruce E Murdoch and Deborah L BoonChapter 7 Discourse Abilities of Children Treated for Neoplastic Conditions (pages 158–169): Bruce E Murdoch, Deborah L Boon and Lisa J HudsonChapter 8 Motor Speech Disorders in Children Treated for Brain Tumour (pages 170–186): Bruce E Murdoch, Lisa J Hudson and Susan K HortonChapter 9 Assessment and Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders Occurring Subsequent to Cancer Therapy in Children (pages 187–205): Susan K Horton and Bruce E Murdoch