CDIS 876 Cognitive Communication Disorders
CDIS 876 – Cognitive Communication Disorders 3 credit hours
This course will elaborate on the five cognitive domains (memory, executive function, attention, visuospacial processing and language). We will then discuss the description, assessment and treatment of cognitive communication disorders including traumatic brain injury (TBI), different types of dementia such as Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Frontotemporal dementia, Right hemisphere Aphasia, neurodegenerative disorders and other cognitive disorders. Evaluation and treatment issues are explored with emphasis on management of adults in a medical setting.