Motor Speech Disorders

**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Communication Sciences & Disorders**Cutting-edge content helps you understand and manage motor speech disorders! Using the latest evidence-based research, Motor Speech Disorders, 5th Edition, covers everything from the neurologic bases and causes of disorders to examination, diagnosis, and rehabilitation. Chapters address the different types of dysarthria as well as apraxia of speech and other disorders. New to this edition are enhanced illustrations, revised case studies, and key points highlighting the most important information. Written by noted speech pathology educator Joseph R. Duffy, this text provides the foundational knowledge needed to diagnose and manage speech disorders even as it supports clinicians and researchers across related fields. Cutting-edge research with an emphasis on evidence-based practice ensures that this book contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date look at the state of motor speech disordersLogical three-part organization first covers the neurologic underpinnings of speech, then the various disorders resulting from problems in different parts of the nervous system, and then basic principles and disorder-specific management strategiesSummary boxes and tables offer easy access to important information such as the causes and characteristics of a disorder, aiding in differential diagnosis and managementChapter summaries highlight each chapter's most important informationMore than 400 literature references update clinically important information for each major part of the textbookNEW! Revised case studies are included at the end of each chapterNEW! Enhanced illustrations throughout the text enhance your understanding of key conceptsNEW! Key Points within each chapter concisely restate, amplify, or comment on the most critical informationNEW! Enhanced eBook version - included with print purchase - allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud from the book on a variety of devices