Disorders of communication: why do they talk like that?
People with communication disorders are seen frequently by electroneurodiagnostic technologists. Etiology of the disorders ranges from neurogenic, to anatomic and structural abnormality, to psychogenic, to developmental, to cryptogenic. After a short description of normal speech and language, this overview summarizes the disorders of speech and language providing a brief description of possible etiologies and symptomatology.
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Woodford A
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Speech-Language Pathology, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans