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Geraudie A, Pressman PS, Pariente J, Millanski C, Palser ER, Ratnasiri BM, Battistella G, Mandelli ML, Miller ZA, Miller BL, Sturm V, Rankin KP, Gorno-Tempini ML, Montembeault M. Expressive Prosody in Patients With Focal Anterior Temporal Neurodegeneration. Neurology 2023; 101:e825-e835. [PMID: 37400244 PMCID: PMC10449437 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Progressive focal anterior temporal lobe (ATL) neurodegeneration has been historically called semantic dementia. More recently, semantic variant primary progressive aphasia (svPPA) and semantic behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (sbvFTD) have been linked with predominant left and right ATL neurodegeneration, respectively. Nonetheless, clinical tools for an accurate diagnosis of sbvFTD are still lacking. Expressive prosody refers to the modulation of pitch, loudness, tempo, and quality of voice used to convey emotional and linguistic information and has been linked to bilateral but right-predominant frontotemporal functioning. Changes in expressive prosody can be detected with semiautomated methods and could represent a useful diagnostic marker of socioemotional functioning in sbvFTD. METHODS Participants underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological and language evaluation and a 3T MRI at the University of California San Francisco. Each participant provided a verbal description of the picnic scene from the Western Aphasia Battery. The fundamental frequency (f0) range, an acoustic measure of pitch variability, was extracted for each participant. We compared the f0 range between groups and investigated associations with an informant-rated measure of empathy, a facial emotion labeling task, and gray matter (GM) volumes using voxel-based morphometry. RESULTS Twenty-eight patients with svPPA, 18 with sbvFTD, and 18 healthy controls (HCs) were included. f0 range was significantly different across groups: patients with sbvFTD showed reduced f0 range in comparison with both patients with svPPA (mean difference of -1.4 ± 2.4 semitones; 95% CI -2.4 to -0.4]; p < 0.005) and HCs (mean difference of -1.9 ± 3.0 semitones; 95% CI -3.0 to -0.7]; p < 0.001). A higher f0 range was correlated with a greater informant-rated empathy (r = 0.355; p ≤ 0.05), but not facial emotion labeling. Finally, the lower f0 range was correlated with lower GM volume in the right superior temporal gyrus, encompassing anterior and posterior portions (p < 0.05 FWE cluster corrected). DISCUSSION Expressive prosody may be a useful clinical marker of sbvFTD. Reduced empathy is a core symptom in sbvFTD; the present results extend this to prosody, a core component of social interaction, at the intersection of speech and emotion. They also inform the long-standing debate on the lateralization of expressive prosody in the brain, highlighting the critical role of the right superior temporal lobe.
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Affiliation(s)
- Amandine Geraudie
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Peter S Pressman
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Jérémie Pariente
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Carly Millanski
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Eleanor R Palser
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Buddhika M Ratnasiri
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Giovanni Battistella
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Maria Luisa Mandelli
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Zachary A Miller
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Bruce L Miller
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Virginia Sturm
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Katherine P Rankin
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Maxime Montembeault
- From the Memory and Aging Center (A.G., E.R.P., B.M.R., G.B., M.L.M., Z.A.M., B.L.M., V.S., K.P.R., M.L.G.-T., M.M.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neurology Department (A.G., J.P.), Toulouse University Hospital; Institut du Cerveau (ICM) (A.G.), INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Department of Neurology (P.S.P.), University of Colorado; Department of Speech (C.M.), Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin; Dyslexia Center (E.R.P., M.L.M., Z.A.M., V.S., M.L.G.-T.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (G.B.), Massachusets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Douglas Research Centre (M.M.); and Department of Psychiatry (M.M.), McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
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