Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:

• Describe aphasia based on the World Health Organization model
• Εxplain the neurology of aphasia and its other symptoms
• Εxplain the types of aphasia
• Δescribe and evaluate the psychosocial effects of aphasia and the role of the interdisciplinary team in intervention
• Apply specific standardized and no standardized tests and set performance at the limits of normal or abnormal
• Analyze standardized and no standardized tests for assessment
• Synthesize information from specific clinical cases, history and findings, and form hypotheses regarding differential diagnosis and prognosis

• Critical data analysis
• Decision making
• Demonstration of social, professional and ethical responsibility
• Efficient search, analysis, and synthesis of data and information using the essential technologies
• Exercise criticism and self-criticism
• Generation of new research ideas
• Group work
• Promotion of free, creative and inductive thinking

The course aims to introduce students to neurogenic language disorders due to stroke and right hemisphere damage. In this context, students will understand and discuss the terminology of aphasia, describe aphasia based on the World Health Organization model, explain the neurology of aphasia and its other symptoms, assess aphasia/explain its types, and will know/organize/suggest aphasia rehabilitation methods. Also, the knowledge of the differential diagnosis of aphasia and the use of tests will be emphasized. Finally, they will be able to combine and explain the psychosocial effects of aphasia and the role of the interdisciplinary team in the intervention.

The course is structured in 13 lessons. Sections:

• Historical background of aphasia and neurological background. Definitions of aphasia and apraxia of speech.
• Relationship between cognitive ability and executive functions in neurological language disorders
• Aphasia syndromes
• Neurological Examination and diagnosis of aphasia and apraxia of speech
• General assessment principles
• Aphasia assessment
• Aphasia treatment
• Damage to the Right Hemisphere (definition, evaluation and treatment)
• Psychosocial effects of aphasia and the role of the interdisciplinary team

Midterm exam: 30% of the total grade.
Final exam: 40% of the total grade
Exams will include short answers and/or closed-ended (e.g., multiple-choice) questions.
Group work or individual clinical case report at the end of the semester (30% of the total grade) 

Books

• Papathanasiou, I., Coppens, P., & Potagas, C. (2015). Aphasia. Athens: Constantaras. Code in Eudoxus [77119528]
• Davis, A. (2010). Aphasiology – disorders and clinical practice. Nicosia: Broken Hill. Code in Eudoxus [13256196]

Related scientific journals

• Aphasiology
• Folia Phoniatrica et logopaedica
• Brain and Language

E-books and articles

• Brookshire, R. (2015). Introduction to neurogenic communication disorders (8th edition). St Louis, Elsevier.
• Chapey, R. (2008). Language intervention strategies in aphasia and related neurogenic communication disorders (5th edition). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Publications.
• Hillis, A. (2015). The handbook of adult language disorders. Sussex UK: Psychology Press, Hove.
• Murdoch, B. E. (2008). Προβλήματα Λόγου και Ομιλίας (επιμ. Μ. Καμπανάρου). Αθήνα: Μ. Παρίκου.  Code in Eudoxus [122087392]

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