Management of neurocommunication disorders in an acute care hospital in India - a review of our experiences in a neuro-rehab team

ABSTRACT

Neurocommunication disorders are undoubtedly common in neurological practice. Therefore, concentrated exposure to a large number of patients with neurocommunication disorder eventually gains clinician a better perspective of a] The range and scope of problems that are presented to a speech language pathologist. b] The diversity of the treatment offered to patients with seemingly similar problems. It has been time and again emphasized that treatment of neurocommunication disorders is still as much an art as it is a science, Team approach is desirable in the management of many disorders. The need for such an approach in the area of managing individuals with neurological disorders has been responsible for initiating the concept of a neuro rehabilitation team. In such a team, the contribution of the expertise from many disciplines is ensured with a common goal to provide quality health care that includes aspects of the patients' psychosocial well being. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the present status of the management of individuals with neuro-communication disorders as practiced by speech-language pathologists in a neuro-rehab team