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Marcotte K, Roy A, Brisebois A, Jutras C, Leonard C, Rochon E, Brambati SM. Reliability of the picture description task of the Western Aphasia Battery - revised in Laurentian French persons without brain injury. Clin Neuropsychol 2024:1-29. [PMID: 38605497 DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2340777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Objective: Limited normative data (including psychometric properties) are currently available on discourse tasks in non-dominant languages such as Laurentian (Quebec) French. The lack of linguistic and cultural adaptation has been identified as a barrier to discourse assessment. The main aim of this study is to document inter-rater and test-retest reliability properties of the picnic scene of the Western Aphasia Battery - Revised (WAB-R), including the cultural adaptation of an information content unit (ICU) list, and provide a normative reference for persons without brain injury (PWBI). Method: To do so, we also aimed to adapt an ICU checklist culturally and linguistically for Laurentian French speakers. Discourse samples were collected from 66 PWBI using the picture description task of the WAB-R. The ICU list was first adapted into Laurentian French. Then, ICUs and thematic units (TUs) were extracted manually, and microstructural variables were extracted using CLAN. Inter-rater reliability and test-retest reliability were determined. Results: Excellent inter-rater reliability was obtained for ICUs and TUs, as well as for all microstructural variables, except for mean length of utterance, which was found to be good. Conversely, test-retest reliability ranged from poor to moderate for all variables. Conclusion: The present study provides a validated ICU checklist for clinicians and researchers working with Laurentian French speakers when assessing discourse with the picnic scene of the WAB-R. It also addresses the gap in available psychometric data regarding inter-rater and test-retest reliability in PWBI.
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- Karine Marcotte
- École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Département de psychologie, Faculté des arts et des sciences, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Ottawa, Canada
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ontario, Canada
- KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Département de psychologie, Faculté des arts et des sciences, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Rao K, Rochon E, Singh A, Jagannathan R, Peng Z, Mansoor H, Wang B, Moulik M, Zhang M, Saraf A, Corti P, Shiva S. Myoglobin modulates the Hippo pathway to promote cardiomyocyte differentiation. iScience 2024; 27:109146. [PMID: 38414852 PMCID: PMC10897895 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
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The endogenous mechanisms that propagate cardiomyocyte differentiation and prevent de-differentiation remain unclear. While the expression of the heme protein myoglobin increases by over 50% during cardiomyocyte differentiation, a role for myoglobin in regulating cardiomyocyte differentiation has not been tested. Here, we show that deletion of myoglobin in cardiomyocyte models decreases the gene expression of differentiation markers and stimulates cellular proliferation, consistent with cardiomyocyte de-differentiation. Mechanistically, the heme prosthetic group of myoglobin catalyzes the oxidation of the Hippo pathway kinase LATS1, resulting in phosphorylation and inactivation of yes-associated protein (YAP). In vivo, myoglobin-deficient zebrafish hearts show YAP dephosphorylation and accelerated cardiac regeneration after apical injury. Similarly, myoglobin knockdown in neonatal murine hearts shows increased YAP dephosphorylation and cardiomyocyte cycling. These data demonstrate a novel role for myoglobin as an endogenous driver of cardiomyocyte differentiation and highlight myoglobin as a potential target to enhance cardiac development and improve cardiac repair and regeneration.
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- Krithika Rao
- Heart, Lung, Blood Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Heart, Lung, Blood Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Heart, Lung, Blood Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Heart, Lung, Blood Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Molecular Therapy Lab, Stem Cell Research Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Heart, Lung, Blood Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Heart, Lung, Blood Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Veteran Affair Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Heart, Lung, Blood Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Heart, Lung, Blood Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
- Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Zuchelkowski BE, Peñaloza HF, Xiong Z, Wang L, Cifuentes-Pagano E, Rochon E, Yang M, Gingras S, Gladwin MT, Lee JS. Increased Neutrophil H 2O 2 Production and Enhanced Pulmonary Clearance of Klebsiella pneumoniae in G6PD A- Mice. Res Sq 2024:rs.3.rs-3931558. [PMID: 38559268 PMCID: PMC10980108 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3931558/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The X-linked A- variant (rs1050828, Val68Met) in G6PDX accounts for glucose-6-phosphate (G6PD) deficiency in approximately 11% of African American males. This common, hypomorphic variant may impact pulmonary host defense and phagocyte function during pneumonia by altering levels of reactive oxygen species produced by host leukocytes. We used CRISPR-Cas9 technology to generate novel mouse strain with "humanized" G6PD A- variant containing non-synonymous Val68Met single nucleotide polymorphism. Male hemizygous or littermate wild-type (WT) controls were inoculated intratracheally with K. pneumoniae (KP2 serotype, ATCC 43816 strain,103 CFU inoculum). We examined leukocyte recruitment, organ bacterial burden, bone marrow neutrophil and macrophage (BMDM) phagocytic capacity, and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production. Unexpectedly, G6PD-deficient mice showed decreased lung bacterial burden (p=0.05) compared to controls 24-h post-infection. Extrapulmonary dissemination and bacteremia were significantly reduced in G6PD-deficient mice 48-h post-infection. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) IL-10 levels were elevated in G6PD-deficient mice (p=0.03) compared to controls at 24-h but were lower at 48-h (p=0.03). G6PD A- BMDMs show mildly decreased in vitro phagocytosis of pHrodo-labeled KP2 (p=0.03). Baseline, but not stimulated, H2O2 production by G6PD A- neutrophils was greater compared to WT neutrophils. G6PD A- variant demonstrate higher basal neutrophil H2O2 production and are protected against acute Klebsiella intrapulmonary infection.
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- Pittsburgh Heart, Lung, Blood and Vascular Medicine Institute
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Flowers H, Mikulis D, Silver F, Hour K, Steffener J, Poublanc J, Rochon E, Martino R. Shared Neuroanatomical Substrates for Co-occurring Swallowing and Communication Impairments after Acute Stroke. Cerebrovasc Dis 2024:000536231. [PMID: 38228105 DOI: 10.1159/000536231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Post-stroke dysphagia and communication impairments occur in two-thirds of acute stroke survivors. Identifying the shared neuroanatomical substrate for related impairments could facilitate the development of cross-system therapies. Our purpose was to elucidate discrete brain regions predictive of the combined presence of dysphagia alongside dysarthria and/or aphasia post-stroke. METHODS We included 40 right (RHS) and 67 left hemisphere (LHS) patients from an acute ischemic stroke cohort with lesions demarcated on diffusion weighted imaging. We undertook binary non-parametric voxel-lesion symptom mapping with a false discovery rate of p <0.05 for co-occurring dysphagia, dysarthria, and aphasia (LHS only). If no voxels survived the threshold, a cluster analysis of >20 voxels involving an uncorrected p <0.01 was applied to identify brain regions associated with the co-occurring impairments. RESULTS Cluster analyses revealed that dysphagia and dysarthria were associated with insular and superior temporal gyrus (STG) involvement after RHS and with basal ganglia (BG), internal capsule, and thalamic involvement after LHS. Co-occurring dysphagia, dysarthria, and aphasia were associated with BG, STG, and insular cortex involvement. DISCUSSION Our findings highlight the role of the insula and structures of the BG in co-occurrence patterns involving dysphagia, dysarthria, and aphasia. These newly identified biomarkers may inform new rehabilitation therapeutic targets for treating cross-system functions.
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Brisebois A, Brambati SM, Jutras C, Rochon E, Leonard C, Zumbansen A, Anglade C, Marcotte K. Adaptation and Reliability of the Cinderella Story Retell Task in Canadian French Persons Without Brain Injury. Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2023; 32:2871-2888. [PMID: 37758196 DOI: 10.1044/2023_ajslp-23-00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Main concept (MC) analysis is a well-documented method of discourse analysis in adults with and without brain injury. This study aims to develop a MC checklist that is culturally and linguistically adapted for Canadian French speakers and examine its reliability. We also documented microstructural properties and provide a normative reference in persons not brain injured (PNBIs). METHOD Discourse samples from 43 PNBIs were collected. All participants completed the Cinderella story retell task twice. Manual transcription was performed for all samples. The 34 MCs for the Cinderella story retell task were adapted into Canadian French and used to score all transcripts. In addition, microstructural variables were extracted using Computerized Language Analysis (CLAN). Intraclass correlation coefficients were computed to assess interrater reliability for MC codes and microstructural variables. Test-retest reliability was assessed using intraclass correlations, Spearman's rho correlations, and the Wilcoxon signed-ranks test. Bland-Altman plots were used to examine the agreement of the discourse measures between the two sessions. RESULTS The MC checklist for the Cinderella story retell task adapted for Canadian French speakers is provided. Good-to-excellent interrater reliability was obtained for most MC codes; however, reliability ranged from poor to excellent for the "inaccurate and incomplete" code. Microstructural variables demonstrated excellent interrater reliability. Test-retest reliability ranged from poor to excellent for all variables, with the majority falling between moderate and excellent. Bland-Altman plots illustrated the limits of agreement between test and retest. CONCLUSIONS This study provides the MC checklist for clinicians and researchers working with Canadian French speakers when assessing discourse with the Cinderella story retell task. It also addresses the gap in available psychometric data regarding test-retest reliability in PNBIs. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.24171087.
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- Amélie Brisebois
- École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Département de psychologie, Faculté des arts et des sciences, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Ontario, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Music and Health Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Presciutti AM, Woodworth E, Rochon E, Neale M, Motta M, Piazza J, Vranceanu AM, Hwang DYG. A Mindfulness-Based Resiliency Program for Caregivers of Patients With Severe Acute Brain Injury Transitioning Out of Critical Care: Protocol for an Open Pilot Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2023; 12:e50860. [PMID: 37878376 PMCID: PMC10632918 DOI: 10.2196/50860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Caregivers of patients with severe acute brain injuries (SABI) that lead to coma and require intensive care unit (ICU) treatment often experience chronic emotional distress. To address this need, we developed the Coma Family (COMA-F) program, a mindfulness-based resiliency intervention for these caregivers. OBJECTIVE We will conduct an open pilot trial of COMA-F (National Institutes of Health Stage IA). Here we describe our study protocol and proposed intervention content. METHODS We will enroll 15 caregivers of patients with SABIs during their loved one's hospital course from 3 enrollment centers. A clinical psychologist will deliver the COMA-F intervention (6 sessions) over Zoom (Zoom Video Communications, Inc) or in person. We will iterate COMA-F after each caregiver completes the intervention and an exit interview. English-speaking adults who have emotional distress confirmed by the clinical team and are the primary caregivers of a patient with SABI are eligible. The adult patient must have been admitted to the neuro-ICU for SABI and (1) have had a Glasgow Coma Scale score below 9 while not intubated or an inability to follow meaningful commands while intubated at any point during their hospitalization for >24 hours due to SABI; (2) will be undergoing either tracheostomy or percutaneous endoscopic or surgical gastrostomy tube placement or have already received one or both; and (3) have a prognosis of survival >3 months. We will identify eligible caregivers through screening patients' medical records and through direct referrals from clinicians in the neuro-ICU. During the intervention we will teach caregivers mind-body and resilience skills, including deep breathing, mindfulness, meditation, dialectical thinking, acceptance, cognitive restructuring, effective communication, behavioral activation, and meaning-making. Caregivers will complete self-report assessments (measures of emotional distress and resilience) before and after the intervention. Primary outcomes are feasibility (recruitment, quantitative measures, adherence, and therapist fidelity) and acceptability (treatment satisfaction, credibility, and expectancy). We will conduct brief qualitative exit interviews to gather feedback on refining the program and study procedures. We will examine frequencies and proportions to determine feasibility and acceptability and will analyze qualitative exit interview data using thematic analysis. We will also conduct 2-tailed t tests to explore signals of improvement in emotional distress and treatment targets. We will then conduct an explanatory-sequential mixed methods analysis to integrate quantitative and qualitative data to refine the COMA-F manual and study procedures. RESULTS This study has been approved by the institutional review board at 1 of the 3 enrollment centers (2023P000536), with approvals at the other 2 centers pending. We anticipate that the study will be completed by late 2024. CONCLUSIONS We will use our findings to refine the COMA-F intervention and prepare for a feasibility randomized controlled trial. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05761925; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05761925. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/50860.
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- Alexander Mattia Presciutti
- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Program in Trauma, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Program in Trauma, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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Wallace SJ, Worrall L, Rose TA, Alyahya RSW, Babbitt E, Beeke S, de Beer C, Bose A, Bowen A, Brady MC, Breitenstein C, Bruehl S, Bryant L, Cheng BBY, Cherney LR, Conroy P, Copland DA, Croteau C, Cruice M, Dipper L, Hilari K, Howe T, Kelly H, Kiran S, Laska A, Marshall J, Murray LL, Patterson J, Pearl G, Quinting J, Rochon E, Rose ML, Rubi‐Fessen I, Sage K, Simmons‐Mackie N, Visch‐Brink E, Volkmer A, Webster J, Whitworth A, Dorze GL. Measuring communication as a core outcome in aphasia trials: Results of the ROMA-2 international core outcome set development meeting. Int J Lang Commun Disord 2023; 58:1017-1028. [PMID: 36583427 PMCID: PMC10946976 DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.12840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence-based recommendations for a core outcome set (COS; minimum set of outcomes) for aphasia treatment research have been developed (the Research Outcome Measurement in Aphasia-ROMA, COS). Five recommended core outcome constructs: communication, language, quality of life, emotional well-being and patient-reported satisfaction/impact of treatment, were identified through three international consensus studies. Constructs were paired with outcome measurement instruments (OMIs) during an international consensus meeting (ROMA-1). Before the current study (ROMA-2), agreement had not been reached on OMIs for the constructs of communication or patient-reported satisfaction/impact of treatment. AIM To establish consensus on a communication OMI for inclusion in the ROMA COS. METHODS & PROCEDURES Research methods were based on recommendations from the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials (COMET) Initiative. Participants with expertise in design and conduct of aphasia trials, measurement instrument development/testing and/or communication outcome measurement were recruited through an open call. Before the consensus meeting, participants agreed on a definition of communication, identified appropriate OMIs, extracted their measurement properties and established criteria for their quality assessment. During the consensus meeting they short-listed OMIs and participants without conflicts of interest voted on the two most highly ranked instruments. Consensus was defined a priori as agreement by ≥ 70% of participants. OUTCOMES & RESULTS In total, 40 researchers from nine countries participated in ROMA-2 (including four facilitators and three-panel members who participated in pre-meeting activities only). A total of 20 OMIs were identified and evaluated. Eight short-listed communication measures were further evaluated for their measurement properties and ranked. Participants in the consensus meeting (n = 33) who did not have conflicts of interest (n = 29) voted on the top two ranked OMIs: The Scenario Test (TST) and the Communication Activities of Daily Living-3 (CADL-3). TST received 72% (n = 21) of 'yes' votes and the CADL-3 received 28% (n = 8) of 'yes' votes. CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS Consensus was achieved that TST was the preferred communication OMI for inclusion in the ROMA COS. It is currently available in the original Dutch version and has been adapted into English, German and Greek. Further consideration must be given to the best way to measure communication in people with mild aphasia. Development of a patient-reported measure for satisfaction with/impact of treatment and multilingual versions of all OMIs of the COS is still required. Implementation of the ROMA COS would improve research outcome measurement and the quality, relevance, transparency, replicability and efficiency of aphasia treatment research. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS What is already known on this subject International consensus has been reached on five core constructs to be routinely measured in aphasia treatment studies. International consensus has also been established for OMIs for the three constructs of language, quality of life and emotional well-being. Before this study, OMIs for the constructs of communication and patient-reported satisfaction/impact of treatment were not established. What this paper adds to existing knowledge We gained international consensus on an OMI for the construct of communication. TST is recommended for inclusion in the ROMA COS for routine use in aphasia treatment research. What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work? The ROMA COS recommends OMIs for a minimum set of outcomes for adults with post-stroke aphasia within phases I-IV aphasia treatment research. Although not intended for clinical use, clinicians may employ the instruments of the ROMA COS, considering the quality of their measurement properties. The systematic inclusion of a measure of communication, such as TST, in clinical practice could ultimately support the implementation of research evidence and best practices.
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- Sarah J. Wallace
- School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLDAustralia
- Queensland Aphasia Research CentreBrisbaneQLDAustralia
- Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and RehabilitationAustralia
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLDAustralia
- Queensland Aphasia Research CentreBrisbaneQLDAustralia
- Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and RehabilitationAustralia
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLDAustralia
- Queensland Aphasia Research CentreBrisbaneQLDAustralia
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- Communication and Swallowing Disorders DepartmentKing Fahad Medical CityRiyadhSaudi Arabia
- School of Health and Psychological Sciences, CityUniversity of LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of MedicineNorthwestern UniversityChicagoILUSA
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- Deparment of Psychology and Language SciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies & Medical School OWLUniversity of BielefeldBielefeldGermany
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- School of Psychology and Clinical Language SciencesUniversity of ReadingReadingUK
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- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, The Manchester Academic Health Science CentreNorthern Care Alliance & University of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Research UnitGlasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgowUK
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational NeurologyUniversity of MünsterMünsterGermany
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- St. Mauritius Rehabilitation Centre, Meerbusch, Germany
- Medical Faculty, Heinrich‐Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
- Clinical and Cognitive NeurosciencesDepartment of Neurology, RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany
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- University of Technology Sydney Graduate School of Health, Faculty of HealthSydneyNSWAustralia
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLDAustralia
- Queensland Aphasia Research CentreBrisbaneQLDAustralia
- Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and RehabilitationAustralia
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of MedicineNorthwestern UniversityChicagoILUSA
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- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, The Manchester Academic Health Science CentreNorthern Care Alliance & University of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQLDAustralia
- Queensland Aphasia Research CentreBrisbaneQLDAustralia
- Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and RehabilitationAustralia
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- School of Speech–Language Pathology and Audiology, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater MontrealFaculty of Medicine, Université de MontréalMontrealQCCanada
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- School of Health and Psychological Sciences, CityUniversity of LondonLondonUK
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- School of Health and Psychological Sciences, CityUniversity of LondonLondonUK
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- School of Health and Psychological Sciences, CityUniversity of LondonLondonUK
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- School of Audiology and Speech SciencesUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBCCanada
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- School of Clinical TherapiesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing SciencesBoston UniversityBostonMAUSA
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- Department of Clinical SciencesKarolinska Institutet Danderyd HospitalStockholmSweden
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- School of Health and Psychological Sciences, CityUniversity of LondonLondonUK
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- School of Communication Sciences and DisordersWestern UniversityLondonONCanada
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- Research ServiceVA Northern California Health Care SystemMartinezCAUSA
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- Speakeasy Specialist Aphasia CentreBuryUK
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- Speech Language Pathology, Department of Rehabilitation and Special Education, Faculty of Human SciencesUniversity of CologneCologneGermany
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- Department of Speech–Language Pathology and Rehabilitation Sciences InstituteUniversity of TorontoToronto, ONCanada
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- Queensland Aphasia Research CentreBrisbaneQLDAustralia
- School of Allied Health, Human Services and SportLa Trobe UniversityBundooraVICAustralia
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- Speech Language Pathology, Department of Rehabilitation and Special Education, Faculty of Human SciencesUniversity of CologneCologneGermany
- RehaNova Rehabilitation HospitalCologneGermany
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- Faculty of Health and EducationManchester Metropolitan UniversityManchesterUK
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- Communication Sciences & DisordersSoutheastern Louisiana UniversityHammondLAUSA
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- Department of NeurologyErasmus UniversityRotterdamthe Netherlands
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- Deparment of Psychology and Language SciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- School of Education, Communication and Language SciencesNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
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- School of Health SciencesCollege of Health and MedicineUniversity of TasmaniaHobartAustralia
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- School of Speech–Language Pathology and Audiology, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater MontrealFaculty of Medicine, Université de MontréalMontrealQCCanada
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Volkmer A, Cartwright J, Ruggero L, Beales A, Gallée J, Grasso S, Henry M, Jokel R, Kindell J, Khayum R, Pozzebon M, Rochon E, Taylor-Rubin C, Townsend R, Walker F, Beeke S, Hersh D. Principles and philosophies for speech and language therapists working with people with primary progressive aphasia: an international expert consensus. Disabil Rehabil 2023; 45:1063-1078. [PMID: 35352609 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2051080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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PURPOSE Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a language-led dementia associated with Alzheimer's pathology and fronto-temporal lobar degeneration. Multiple tailored speech and language interventions have been developed for people with PPA. Speech and language therapists/speech-language pathologists (SLT/Ps) report lacking confidence in identifying the most pertinent interventions options relevant to their clients living with PPA during their illness trajectory. MATERIALS AND METHODS The aim of this study was to establish a consensus amongst 15 clinical-academic SLT/Ps on best practice in selection and delivery of speech and language therapy interventions for people with PPA. An online nominal group technique (NGT) and consequent focus group session were held. NGT rankings were aggregated and focus groups video recorded, transcribed, and reflexive thematic analysis undertaken. RESULTS The results of the NGT identified 17 items. Two main themes and seven further subthemes were identified in the focus groups. The main themes comprised (1) philosophy of person-centredness and (2) complexity. The seven subthemes were knowing people deeply, preventing disasters, practical issues, professional development, connectedness, barriers and limitations, and peer support and mentoring towards a shared understanding. CONCLUSIONS This study describes the philosophy of expert practice and outlines a set of best practice principles when working with people with PPA.Implications for rehabilitationPrimary progressive aphasia (PPA) describes a group of language led dementias which deteriorate inexorably over time.Providing speech and language therapy for people with PPA is complex and must be person centred and bespoke.This study describes the philosophy of expert practice and outlines a set of best practice principles for speech and language therapists/pathologists working with people with people with PPA.
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- A Volkmer
- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
- Community Rehabilitation Unit, Hobart, Australia
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- Division of Medical Sciences, Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Evergreen Speech and Hearing Clinic, Redmond, WA, USA
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication, Austin, TX, USA
- Department of Neurology, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication, Austin, TX, USA
- Department of Neurology, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Rotman Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada
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- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Ashton-under-Lyne, UK
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- Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
- MemoryCare Corporation, Aurora, IL, USA
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- Speech Pathology Department, Royal Melbourne Hospital - Royal Park Campus, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Speech Pathology Department, War Memorial Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Speech Pathology Department, Carrington Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Speech Pathology, School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
- Speech Pathology, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
- School of Allied Health Science and Practice, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Brisebois A, Brambati SM, Rochon E, Leonard C, Marcotte K. The longitudinal trajectory of discourse from the hyperacute to the chronic phase in mild to moderate poststroke aphasia recovery: A case series study. Int J Lang Commun Disord 2023. [PMID: 36705070 DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.12844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Discourse analysis has recently received much attention in the aphasia literature. Even if post-stroke language recovery occurs throughout the longitudinal continuum of recovery, very few studies have documented discourse changes from the hyperacute to the chronic phases of recovery. AIMS To document a multilevel analysis of discourse changes from the hyperacute phase to the chronic phase of post-stroke recovery using a series of single cases study designs. METHODS & PROCEDURES Four people with mild to moderate post-stroke aphasia underwent four assessments (hyperacute: 0-24 h; acute: 24-72 h; subacute: 7-14 days; and chronic: 6-12 months post-onset). Three discourse tasks were performed at each time point: a picture description, a personal narrative and a story retelling. Multilevel changes in terms of macro- and microstructural aspects were analysed. The results of each discourse task were combined for each time point. Individual effect sizes were computed to evaluate the relative strength of changes in an early and a late recovery time frame. OUTCOMES & RESULTS Macrostructural results revealed improvements throughout the recovery continuum in terms of coherence and thematic efficiency. Also, the microstructural results demonstrated linguistic output improvement for three out of four participants. Namely, lexical diversity and the number of correct information units/min showed a greater gain in the early compared with the late recovery phase. CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS This study highlights the importance of investigating all discourse processing levels as the longitudinal changes in discourse operate differently at each phase of recovery. Overall results support future longitudinal discourse investigation in people with post-stroke aphasia. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS What is already known on the subject Multi-level discourse analysis allows for in-depth analysis of underlying discourse processes. To date, very little is known on the longitudinal discourse changes from aphasia onset through to the chronic stage of recovery. This study documents multi-level discourse features in four people with mild to moderate aphasia in the hyperacute, acute, subacute and chronic stage of post-stroke aphasia recovery. What this paper adds to existing knowledge The study found that most discourse variables demonstrated improvement throughout time. Macrostructural variables of coherence and thematic units improved throughout the continuum whereas microstructural variables demonstrated greater gains in the early compared to the late period of recovery. What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work? This study suggests that multilevel discourse analysis will allow a better understanding of post-stroke aphasia recovery, although more research is needed to determine the clinical utility of these findings. Future research may wish to investigate longitudinal discourse recovery in a larger sample of people with aphasia with heterogenous aphasia profiles and severities.
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- Amélie Brisebois
- École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal), Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Département de psychologie, Faculté des arts et des sciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal), Montreal, QC, Canada
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Brady MC, Ali M, VandenBerg K, Williams LJ, Williams LR, Abo M, Becker F, Bowen A, Brandenburg C, Breitenstein C, Bruehl S, Copland DA, Cranfill TB, Pietro-Bachmann MD, Enderby P, Fillingham J, Lucia Galli F, Gandolfi M, Glize B, Godecke E, Hawkins N, Hilari K, Hinckley J, Horton S, Howard D, Jaecks P, Jefferies E, Jesus LMT, Kambanaros M, Kyoung Kang E, Khedr EM, Pak-Hin Kong A, Kukkonen T, Laganaro M, Lambon Ralph MA, Charlotte Laska A, Leemann B, Leff AP, Lima RR, Lorenz A, MacWhinney B, Shisler Marshall R, Mattioli F, Maviş İ, Meinzer M, Nilipour R, Noé E, Paik NJ, Palmer R, Papathanasiou I, Patricio B, Pavão Martins I, Price C, Prizl Jakovac T, Rochon E, Rose ML, Rosso C, Rubi-Fessen I, Ruiter MB, Snell C, Stahl B, Szaflarski JP, Thomas SA, van de Sandt-Koenderman M, van der Meulen I, Visch-Brink E, Worrall L, Harris Wright H. Precision rehabilitation for aphasia by patient age, sex, aphasia severity, and time since stroke? A prespecified, systematic review-based, individual participant data, network, subgroup meta-analysis. Int J Stroke 2022; 17:1067-1077. [PMID: 35422175 PMCID: PMC9679795 DOI: 10.1177/17474930221097477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stroke rehabilitation interventions are routinely personalized to address individuals' needs, goals, and challenges based on evidence from aggregated randomized controlled trials (RCT) data and meta-syntheses. Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses may better inform the development of precision rehabilitation approaches, quantifying treatment responses while adjusting for confounders and reducing ecological bias. AIM We explored associations between speech and language therapy (SLT) interventions frequency (days/week), intensity (h/week), and dosage (total SLT-hours) and language outcomes for different age, sex, aphasia severity, and chronicity subgroups by undertaking prespecified subgroup network meta-analyses of the RELEASE database. METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE, and trial registrations were systematically searched (inception-Sept2015) for RCTs, including ⩾ 10 IPD on stroke-related aphasia. We extracted demographic, stroke, aphasia, SLT, and risk of bias data. Overall-language ability, auditory comprehension, and functional communication outcomes were standardized. A one-stage, random effects, network meta-analysis approach filtered IPD into a single optimal model, examining SLT regimen and language recovery from baseline to first post-intervention follow-up, adjusting for covariates identified a-priori. Data were dichotomized by age (⩽/> 65 years), aphasia severity (mild-moderate/ moderate-severe based on language outcomes' median value), chronicity (⩽/> 3 months), and sex subgroups. We reported estimates of means and 95% confidence intervals. Where relative variance was high (> 50%), results were reported for completeness. RESULTS 959 IPD (25 RCTs) were analyzed. For working-age participants, greatest language gains from baseline occurred alongside moderate to high-intensity SLT (functional communication 3-to-4 h/week; overall-language and comprehension > 9 h/week); older participants' greatest gains occurred alongside low-intensity SLT (⩽ 2 h/week) except for auditory comprehension (> 9 h/week). For both age-groups, SLT-frequency and dosage associated with best language gains were similar. Participants ⩽ 3 months post-onset demonstrated greatest overall-language gains for SLT at low intensity/moderate dosage (⩽ 2 SLT-h/week; 20-to-50 h); for those > 3 months, post-stroke greatest gains were associated with moderate-intensity/high-dosage SLT (3-4 SLT-h/week; ⩾ 50 hours). For moderate-severe participants, 4 SLT-days/week conferred the greatest language gains across outcomes, with auditory comprehension gains only observed for ⩾ 4 SLT-days/week; mild-moderate participants' greatest functional communication gains were associated with similar frequency (⩾ 4 SLT-days/week) and greatest overall-language gains with higher frequency SLT (⩾ 6 days/weekly). Males' greatest gains were associated with SLT of moderate (functional communication; 3-to-4 h/weekly) or high intensity (overall-language and auditory comprehension; (> 9 h/weekly) compared to females for whom the greatest gains were associated with lower-intensity SLT (< 2 SLT-h/weekly). Consistencies across subgroups were also evident; greatest overall-language gains were associated with 20-to-50 SLT-h in total; auditory comprehension gains were generally observed when SLT > 9 h over ⩾ 4 days/week. CONCLUSIONS We observed a treatment response in most subgroups' overall-language, auditory comprehension, and functional communication language gains. For some, the maximum treatment response varied in association with different SLT-frequency, intensity, and dosage. Where differences were observed, working-aged, chronic, mild-moderate, and male subgroups experienced their greatest language gains alongside high-frequency/intensity SLT. In contrast, older, moderate-severely impaired, and female subgroups within 3 months of aphasia onset made their greatest gains for lower-intensity SLT. The acceptability, clinical, and cost effectiveness of precision aphasia rehabilitation approaches based on age, sex, aphasia severity, and chronicity should be evaluated in future clinical RCTs.
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- Marian C Brady, NMAHP Research Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK.
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Rochon E, Eskes GA, Skidmore ER, Winstein CJ. Editorial: Combined Therapeutic Approaches to Neurological Rehabilitation. Front Rehabilit Sci 2022; 3:918005. [PMID: 36189051 PMCID: PMC9397659 DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2022.918005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Elizabeth Rochon
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The KITE Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- *Correspondence: Elizabeth Rochon
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Simic T, Laird L, Brisson N, Moretti K, Théorêt JL, Black SE, Eskes GA, Leonard C, Rochon E. Cognitive Training to Enhance Aphasia Therapy (Co-TrEAT): A Feasibility Study. Front Rehabilit Sci 2022; 3:815780. [PMID: 36188983 PMCID: PMC9397805 DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2022.815780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Persons with aphasia (PWA) often have deficits in cognitive domains such as working memory (WM), which are negatively correlated with recovery, and studies have targeted WM deficits in aphasia therapy. To our knowledge, however, no study has examined the efficacy of multi-modal training which includes both WM training and targeted language therapy. This pilot project examined the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of combining WM training and naming therapy to treat post-stroke PWA. Chronic PWA were randomly assigned to either the a) Phonological Components Analysis (PCA) and WM intervention (WMI) condition (i.e., a computerized adaptive dual n-back task), or b) PCA and active control condition (WMC). Participants received face-to-face PCA therapy 3 times/week for 5 weeks, and simultaneously engaged in WM training or the active control condition five times/week, independently at home. Six PWA were enrolled, 3 in each condition. Feasibility metrics were excellent for protocol compliance, retention rate and lack of adverse events. Recruitment was less successful, with insufficient participants for group analyses. Participants in the WMI (but not the WMC) condition demonstrated a clinically significant (i.e., > 5 points) improvement on the Western Aphasia Battery- Aphasia Quotient (WAB-R AQ) and Boston Naming Test after therapy. Given the small sample size, the performance of two individuals, matched on age, education, naming accuracy pre-treatment, WAB-R AQ and WM abilities was compared. Participant WMI-3 demonstrated a notable increase in WM training performance over the course of therapy; WMC-2 was the matched control. After therapy, WMI-3's naming accuracy for the treated words improved from 30 to 90% (compared to 30–50% for WMC-2) with a 7-point WAB-R AQ increase (compared to 3 for WMC-2). Improvements were also found for WMI-3 but not for WMC-2 on ratings of communicative effectiveness, confidence and some conversation parameters in discourse. This feasibility study demonstrated excellent results for most aspects of Co-TrEAT. Recruitment rate, hampered by limited resources, must be addressed in future trials; remotely delivered aphasia therapy may be a possible solution. Although no firm conclusions can be drawn, the case studies suggest that WM training has the potential to improve language and communication outcomes when combined with aphasia therapy.
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- Tijana Simic
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM), Montreal, QC, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- *Correspondence: Tijana Simic
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Mojiri Forooshani P, Biparva M, Ntiri EE, Ramirez J, Boone L, Holmes MF, Adamo S, Gao F, Ozzoude M, Scott CJM, Dowlatshahi D, Lawrence-Dewar JM, Kwan D, Lang AE, Marcotte K, Leonard C, Rochon E, Heyn C, Bartha R, Strother S, Tardif JC, Symons S, Masellis M, Swartz RH, Moody A, Black SE, Goubran M. Deep Bayesian networks for uncertainty estimation and adversarial resistance of white matter hyperintensity segmentation. Hum Brain Mapp 2022; 43:2089-2108. [PMID: 35088930 PMCID: PMC8996363 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are frequently observed on structural neuroimaging of elderly populations and are associated with cognitive decline and increased risk of dementia. Many existing WMH segmentation algorithms produce suboptimal results in populations with vascular lesions or brain atrophy, or require parameter tuning and are computationally expensive. Additionally, most algorithms do not generate a confidence estimate of segmentation quality, limiting their interpretation. MRI‐based segmentation methods are often sensitive to acquisition protocols, scanners, noise‐level, and image contrast, failing to generalize to other populations and out‐of‐distribution datasets. Given these concerns, we propose a novel Bayesian 3D convolutional neural network with a U‐Net architecture that automatically segments WMH, provides uncertainty estimates of the segmentation output for quality control, and is robust to changes in acquisition protocols. We also provide a second model to differentiate deep and periventricular WMH. Four hundred thirty‐two subjects were recruited to train the CNNs from four multisite imaging studies. A separate test set of 158 subjects was used for evaluation, including an unseen multisite study. We compared our model to two established state‐of‐the‐art techniques (BIANCA and DeepMedic), highlighting its accuracy and efficiency. Our Bayesian 3D U‐Net achieved the highest Dice similarity coefficient of 0.89 ± 0.08 and the lowest modified Hausdorff distance of 2.98 ± 4.40 mm. We further validated our models highlighting their robustness on “clinical adversarial cases” simulating data with low signal‐to‐noise ratio, low resolution, and different contrast (stemming from MRI sequences with different parameters). Our pipeline and models are available at: https://hypermapp3r.readthedocs.io.
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- Parisa Mojiri Forooshani
- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Institute, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'île-de-Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Program, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology and the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology and the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine (Neurology Division), Sunnybrook HSC and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine (Neurology Division), Sunnybrook HSC and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine (Neurology Division), Sunnybrook HSC and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Truzman T, Rochon E, Meltzer J, Leonard C, Bitan T. Simultaneous Normalization and Compensatory Changes in Right Hemisphere Connectivity during Aphasia Therapy. Brain Sci 2021; 11:1330. [PMID: 34679395 PMCID: PMC8534113 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11101330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Changes in brain connectivity during language therapy were examined among participants with aphasia (PWA), aiming to shed light on neural reorganization in the language network. Four PWA with anomia following left hemisphere stroke and eight healthy controls (HC) participated in the study. Two fMRI scans were administered to all participants with a 3.5-month interval. The fMRI scans included phonological and semantic tasks, each consisting of linguistic and perceptual matching conditions. Between the two fMRI scans, PWA underwent Phonological Components Analysis treatment. Changes in effective connectivity during the treatment were examined within right hemisphere (RH) architecture. The results illustrate that following the treatment, the averaged connectivity of PWA across all perceptual and linguistic conditions in both tasks increased resemblance to HC, reflecting the normalization of neural processes associated with silent object name retrieval. In contrast, connections that were specifically enhanced by the phonological condition in PWA decreased in their resemblance to HC, reflecting emerging compensatory reorganization in RH connectivity to support phonological processing. These findings suggest that both normalization and compensation play a role in neural language reorganization at the chronic stage, occurring simultaneously in the same brain.
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- Tammar Truzman
- Communication Sciences and Disorders Department and IIPDM, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel
- The Integrated Brain and Behavior Research Center, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel
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- Department of Speech Language Pathology and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada; (E.R.); (J.M.); (C.L.); (T.B.)
- KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, ON M5G 2A2, Canada
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- Department of Speech Language Pathology and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada; (E.R.); (J.M.); (C.L.); (T.B.)
- Psychology Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
- Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, ON M6A 2E1, Canada
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- Department of Speech Language Pathology and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada; (E.R.); (J.M.); (C.L.); (T.B.)
- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada
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- The Integrated Brain and Behavior Research Center, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel
- Department of Speech Language Pathology and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada; (E.R.); (J.M.); (C.L.); (T.B.)
- Psychology Department and IIPDM, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel
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Lavoie M, Black SE, Tang-Wai DF, Graham NL, Stewart S, Leonard C, Rochon E. Description of connected speech across different elicitation tasks in the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia. Int J Lang Commun Disord 2021; 56:1074-1085. [PMID: 34383346 DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.12660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite its importance, in-depth analysis of connected speech is often neglected in the diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) - especially for the logopenic variant (lvPPA) for which unreliable differential diagnosis has been documented. Only a few studies have been conducted on this topic in lvPPA. AIMS The aim of this study was to describe and compare lexico-semantic and morphosyntactic features of connected speech in participants with lvPPA, in comparison with healthy controls, using three different elicitation tasks (i.e., picture description, story narration and semi-structured interviews). In addition to a number of discourse features, we were particularly interested in the presence or absence of syntactic deficits in this PPA variant in line with recent findings. METHODS & PROCEDURES A prospective group study was conducted to compare lvPPA participants (n = 13) to age- and education-matched healthy controls (n = 13). For each individual, connected speech was obtained using three tasks: (1) The Cookie Theft picture description; (2) Cinderella Story; (3) Topic-directed interview. Production on each task was recorded, transcribed and analysed according to the Quantitative Production Analysis (QPA) protocol, a tool developed by Berndt et al. (2000) for the analysis of sentence production in aphasia. Differences between lvPPA and healthy controls and among elicitation tasks were analysed using repeated measures multilevel mixed-effects regression, separately for each outcome. OUTCOMES & RESULTS Four measures were significantly different between lvPPA participants and healthy controls across all elicitation tasks. Specifically, lvPPA participants produced a reduced proportion of open-class words, a higher proportion of verbs, a higher proportion of pronouns and fewer well-formed sentences. For these measures, the difference between lvPPA and healthy controls was consistent among elicitation tasks, except for the proportion of well-formed sentences, where the difference between the two groups was significantly greater in the story narration task than in the other tasks. CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS Across elicitation tasks that used the same analysis protocol (i.e., QPA), a similar pattern of deficits in connected speech emerged in lvPPA patients. Importantly, the findings replicate previous studies, which used different elicitation tasks and analysis protocols. Especially in relation to the documented syntactic deficits, these findings provide implications for differential diagnosis in PPA. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS What is already known on the subject Connected speech analysis can provide an important contribution to the language assessment for the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA). However, only a few studies have been conducted with this population. What this paper adds to existing knowledge This study highlights differences between patients with lvPPA and healthy controls regarding the proportion of open-class words, nouns, verbs and well-formed sentences. What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work? Importantly, our results highlight syntactic deficits in the same group of individuals with lvPPA, using the same analysis protocol and across various elicitation tasks, which has implications for differential diagnosis.
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- Monica Lavoie
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- KITE, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine (Neurology), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- University Health Network Memory Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- KITE, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- KITE, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Program, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- KITE, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Simic T, Leonard C, Laird L, Stewart S, Rochon E. The effects of intensity on a phonological treatment for anomia in post-stroke aphasia. J Commun Disord 2021; 93:106125. [PMID: 34166970 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2021.106125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The evidence regarding optimal treatment intensity is mixed, and differing definitions have further confounded existing findings. The primary objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of Phonological Components Analysis (PCA) treatment for anomia delivered at intense and non-intense schedules, using a well-controlled design. The number of teaching episodes and active ingredients of therapy are important considerations when defining intensity. We hypothesized that an active ingredient of PCA is the self-generation of phonological components during therapy sessions. Our secondary aim was to examine whether component generation predicted treatment outcome. METHODS Sixteen adults (M = 52.63 years old, SD = 11.40) with chronic post-stroke aphasia (M = 4.52 years post-onset, SD = 5.55) were randomly assigned to intensive (IT) or standard (ST) PCA treatment conditions. Cumulative treatment intensity in both conditions was equivalent: ST participants received PCA 1 hour/day, 3 days/week for 10 weeks, whereas IT participants received PCA 3 hours/day, 4 days/week for 2.5 weeks. The primary outcome was naming accuracy on a set of treated and (matched) untreated words, measured pre- and post-treatment, and at four- and eight-week follow-ups. RESULTS IT and ST conditions were similarly efficacious. However, secondary analyses suggest an advantage for the IT condition in naming of the treated words immediately post-treatment, but not at follow-ups. The self-generation of phonological components emerged as a significant positive predictor of naming accuracy for both the treated and untreated words. However, this relationship did not reach significance once baseline anomia severity was accounted for. CONCLUSIONS Although replication in a larger sample is warranted, results suggest that PCA treatment is similarly efficacious when delivered at different intensities. Other factors related to the quality of treatment (i.e., active ingredients such as cue-generation) may play an important role in determining treatment efficacy and must also be considered when comparing treatment intensities.
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- Tijana Simic
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada; Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada; Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, 600 Peter Morand Cres., Suite 206, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3, Canada; KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 2A2, Canada; Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, 90 Vincent d'Indy Avenue, Montreal, QC H2V 2S9, Canada; Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal (CRIUGM), 4545 Queen Mary Rd., Montreal, QC H3W 1W4, Canada.
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada; Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, 600 Peter Morand Cres., Suite 206, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3, Canada; School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada; KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 2A2, Canada
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- KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 2A2, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada; Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada; Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, 600 Peter Morand Cres., Suite 206, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3, Canada; KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 2A2, Canada
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Kim ES, Laird L, Wilson C, Bieg T, Mildner P, Möller S, Schatz R, Schwarz S, Spang R, Voigt-Antons JN, Rochon E. Implementation and Effects of an Information Technology-Based Intervention to Support Speech and Language Therapy Among Stroke Patients With Aphasia: Protocol for a Virtual Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2021; 10:e30621. [PMID: 34255727 PMCID: PMC8285741 DOI: 10.2196/30621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Mobile app–based therapies are increasingly being employed by speech-language pathologists in the rehabilitation of people with aphasia as adjuncts or substitutes for traditional in-person therapy approaches. These apps can increase the intensity of treatment and have resulted in meaningful outcomes across several domains. Objective VoiceAdapt is a mobile therapy app designed with user and stakeholder feedback within a user-centered design framework. VoiceAdapt uses two evidence-based lexical retrieval treatments to help people with aphasia in improving their naming abilities through interactions with the app. The purpose of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) proposed here is to examine the feasibility and clinical efficacy of training with VoiceAdapt on the language and communication outcomes of people with aphasia. Methods A multicenter RCT is being conducted at two locations within Canada. A total of 80 people with aphasia will be recruited to participate in a two-arm, waitlist-controlled, crossover group RCT. After baseline assessment, participants will be randomized into an intervention group or a waitlist control group. The intervention group participants will engage in 5 weeks of training with the app, followed by posttreatment and follow-up assessments after an additional 5 weeks. Those in the waitlist control group will have no training for 5 weeks; this is followed by pretreatment assessment, training for 5 weeks, and posttreatment assessment. All trial procedures are being conducted remotely given the COVID-19 pandemic. Results Recruitment of participants started in September 2020, and the study is expected to be completed by March 2022. Publication of results is expected within 6 months of study completion. Conclusions The results of the RCT will provide information on evidence-based practice using technology-based solutions to treat aphasia. If positive results are obtained from this RCT, the VoiceAdapt app can be recommended as an efficacious means of improving lexical retrieval and communicative functioning in people with aphasia in an easily accessible and a cost-effective manner. Moreover, the implementation of this RCT through remote assessment and delivery can provide information to therapists on telerehabilitation practices and monitoring of app-based home therapy programs. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04108364; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04108364 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/30621
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- Esther S Kim
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Center for Technology Experience, Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Quality and Usability Lab, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz), Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Technology Experience, Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Technology Experience, Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Quality and Usability Lab, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Quality and Usability Lab, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Yeung A, Iaboni A, Rochon E, Lavoie M, Santiago C, Yancheva M, Novikova J, Xu M, Robin J, Kaufman LD, Mostafa F. Correlating natural language processing and automated speech analysis with clinician assessment to quantify speech-language changes in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's dementia. Alzheimers Res Ther 2021; 13:109. [PMID: 34088354 PMCID: PMC8178861 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-021-00848-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Language impairment is an important marker of neurodegenerative disorders. Despite this, there is no universal system of terminology used to describe these impairments and large inter-rater variability can exist between clinicians assessing language. The use of natural language processing (NLP) and automated speech analysis (ASA) is emerging as a novel and potentially more objective method to assess language in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's dementia (AD). No studies have analyzed how variables extracted through NLP and ASA might also be correlated to language impairments identified by a clinician. METHODS Audio recordings (n=30) from participants with AD, MCI, and controls were rated by clinicians for word-finding difficulty, incoherence, perseveration, and errors in speech. Speech recordings were also transcribed, and linguistic and acoustic variables were extracted through NLP and ASA. Correlations between clinician-rated speech characteristics and the variables were compared using Spearman's correlation. Exploratory factor analysis was applied to find common factors between variables for each speech characteristic. RESULTS Clinician agreement was high in three of the four speech characteristics: word-finding difficulty (ICC = 0.92, p<0.001), incoherence (ICC = 0.91, p<0.001), and perseveration (ICC = 0.88, p<0.001). Word-finding difficulty and incoherence were useful constructs at distinguishing MCI and AD from controls, while perseveration and speech errors were less relevant. Word-finding difficulty as a construct was explained by three factors, including number and duration of pauses, word duration, and syntactic complexity. Incoherence was explained by two factors, including increased average word duration, use of past tense, and changes in age of acquisition, and more negative valence. CONCLUSIONS Variables extracted through automated acoustic and linguistic analysis of MCI and AD speech were significantly correlated with clinician ratings of speech and language characteristics. Our results suggest that correlating NLP and ASA with clinician observations is an objective and novel approach to measuring speech and language changes in neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Anthony Yeung
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada.,KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehab, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Yeung A, Iaboni A, Rochon E, Lavoie M, Santiago C, Yancheva M, Novikova J, Kaufman LD, Mostafa F. A comparison of clinician assessment of speech versus automated speech analysis in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s dementia. Alzheimers Dement 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.044181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- University of Toronto Toronto ON Canada
- Toronto Rehab, University Health Network Toronto ON Canada
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- University of Toronto Toronto ON Canada
- Toronto Rehab, University Health Network Toronto ON Canada
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Simic T, Chambers C, Bitan T, Stewart S, Goldberg D, Laird L, Leonard C, Rochon E. Mechanisms underlying anomia treatment outcomes. J Commun Disord 2020; 88:106048. [PMID: 33059274 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2020.106048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Treatments for anomia have demonstrated short- and long-term efficacy. However, individual outcomes can be variable, and evidence for treatment generalization is limited. We investigated whether treatment-related measures of access to- and learning of language, namely, a) responsiveness to cues, and b) during-treatment improvements in naming, are good predictors of treatment outcomes. In addition, we investigated mechanisms underlying treatment generalization. Ten adults with chronic, post-stroke aphasia received a phonological treatment for anomia three times a week for five weeks. Naming accuracy of treated and untreated words was assessed pre- and post-treatment and at four- and eight-week follow-ups. Generalization to an untrained naming task, which involved analyses of naming accuracy and speech errors, was also assessed; speech errors were analyzed according to the Interactive Activation (IA) model of word retrieval. Group analyses indicate significant improvements in naming treated compared to untreated words, at all timepoints after therapy. Additional analyses showed significant long-term improvements in naming untreated words. Initial responsiveness to cueing and early improvement emerged as significant predictors of overall pre- to post-treatment improvements in naming treated words; naming improvements made early-on in treatment were also predictive of improvements in naming of the untreated words at follow-up. Furthermore, our study is the first to demonstrate that generalization after a phonological treatment for anomia may be driven by a strengthening of lexical-phonological connections. This study provides novel insights regarding mechanisms driving anomia treatment outcomes. Understanding such mechanisms is critical to improving existing assessment practices, optimizing treatment selection and building treatment protocols that are more likely to generalize.
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- Tijana Simic
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada; Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada; Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, 600 Peter Morand Cres., Suite 206, Ottawa, ON, K1G 5Z3, Canada; KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada.
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- KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Rd. N, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada; Psychology Department, IIPDM, University of Haifa, Haifa, 3498838, Israel
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- KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada; Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, 600 Peter Morand Cres., Suite 206, Ottawa, ON, K1G 5Z3, Canada; School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada; Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada; Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, 600 Peter Morand Cres., Suite 206, Ottawa, ON, K1G 5Z3, Canada; KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada
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Boucher J, Marcotte K, Brisebois A, Courson M, Houzé B, Desautels A, Léonard C, Rochon E, Brambati SM. Word-finding in confrontation naming and picture descriptions produced by individuals with early post-stroke aphasia. Clin Neuropsychol 2020; 36:1422-1437. [PMID: 32924789 DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2020.1817563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The present study aims to assess the relationship between quantitative measures of connected speech production and performance in confrontation naming in early post-stroke aphasia (8-14 days post-stroke). Method: We collected connected speech samples elicited by a picture description task and administered a confrontation naming task to 20 individuals with early post-stroke aphasia and 20 healthy controls. Transcriptions were made in compliance with the CHAT format guidelines. Several micro- (i.e. duration, total number of words, words per minute, mean length of utterances, ratio of open- to closed-class words and noun-to-verb ratio, VOC-D, repetitions, self-corrections, and phonological and semantic errors) and macrolinguistic (i.e. informativeness and efficiency) measures were extracted. Results: We provide evidence for the presence of impairments in an array of micro- and macrolinguistic measures of speech in individuals with early post-stroke aphasia. We show that in the patient group, confrontation naming abilities most strongly relate to informativeness in a picture description task. Conclusion: Our findings contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between performance in confrontation naming and in connected speech production in the first days after stroke onset and also suggest that discourse analysis may provide unique, possibly more complex information.
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- Johémie Boucher
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Département de psychologie, Faculté des arts et des sciences, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Département de psychologie, Faculté des arts et des sciences, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Département des neurosciences, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Département de psychologie, Faculté des arts et des sciences, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Seixas-Lima B, Murphy K, Troyer AK, Levine B, Graham NL, Leonard C, Rochon E. Episodic memory decline is associated with deficits in coherence of discourse. Cogn Neuropsychol 2020; 37:511-522. [PMID: 32490725 DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2020.1770207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This study investigates coherence of discourse in the production of autobiographical narratives by individuals with aMCI. Autobiographical interviews were analyzed to determine whether reduced episodic recall was related to deficits in discourse coherence. A coherence rating scale was used to evaluate relatedness of the autobiographical details produced by participants to the topic of discourse. Interviews were transcribed, segmented into details, and divided into sets of episodic, semantic, or supplementary information, which were subsequently analysed with the coherence rating scale. We predicted that the known episodic deficits observed in aMCI could also affect the retrieval of coherent episodic information. The results revealed deficits in coherence could be found in both episodic and semantic information in the aMCI group. These results suggest that the cognitive deficits experienced by individuals with aMCI may go beyond their known difficulty in recalling episodic details, as they also affect the controlled retrieval of both episodic and semantic information.
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- Bruna Seixas-Lima
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health Program, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health Program, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Rotman Research Institute - Baycrest Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Program, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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Osa García A, Brambati SM, Brisebois A, Désilets-Barnabé M, Houzé B, Bedetti C, Rochon E, Leonard C, Desautels A, Marcotte K. Predicting Early Post-stroke Aphasia Outcome From Initial Aphasia Severity. Front Neurol 2020; 11:120. [PMID: 32153496 PMCID: PMC7047164 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background: The greatest degree of language recovery in post-stroke aphasia takes place within the first weeks. Aphasia severity and lesion measures have been shown to be good predictors of long-term outcomes. However, little is known about their implications in early spontaneous recovery. The present study sought to determine which factors better predict early language outcomes in individuals with post-stroke aphasia. Methods: Twenty individuals with post-stroke aphasia were assessed <72 h (acute) and 10-14 days (subacute) after stroke onset. We developed a composite score (CS) consisting of several linguistic sub-tests: repetition, oral comprehension and naming. Lesion volume, lesion load and diffusion measures [fractional anisotropy (FA) and axial diffusivity (AD)] from both arcuate fasciculi (AF) were also extracted using MRI scans performed at the same time points. A series of regression analyses were performed to predict the CS at the second assessment. Results: Among the diffusion measures, only FA from right AF was found to be a significant predictor of early subacute aphasia outcome. However, when combined in two hierarchical models with FA, age and either lesion load or lesion size, the initial aphasia severity was found to account for most of the variance (R 2 = 0.678), similarly to the complete models (R 2 = 0.703 and R 2 = 0.73, respectively). Conclusions: Initial aphasia severity was the best predictor of early post-stroke aphasia outcome, whereas lesion measures, though highly correlated, show less influence on the prediction model. We suggest that factors predicting early recovery may differ from those involved in long-term recovery.
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- Alberto Osa García
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- École d'Orthophonie et d'Audiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Département de Psychologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- École d'Orthophonie et d'Audiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- École d'Orthophonie et d'Audiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Département de Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre d'Études Avancées en Médecine du Sommeil, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- École d'Orthophonie et d'Audiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Yoon MN, Ickert C, Wilson R, Mihailidis A, Rochon E. Oral care practices of long-term care home residents and caregivers: Secondary analysis of observational video recordings. J Clin Nurs 2020; 29:2023-2030. [PMID: 31945246 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To describe the proportion of toothbrushing task steps, long-term care residents had an opportunity to complete; the duration and quality of toothbrushing by both residents and caregivers; and the feedback caregivers provided. BACKGROUND Poor oral health is widespread among older adults in long-term care homes; however, little is known about their actual oral health practices. DESIGN Secondary analysis of video recordings. METHODS A total of 58 video-recorded sessions were analysed from two long-term care homes in Canada. Eligible residents had at least one natural tooth, required oral care assistance, had Alzheimer's disease and understood English. Eligible caregivers spoke English and had worked for at least 1 year with people with dementia. Toothbrushing success was identified by the resident's participation in, and completion of, nine toothbrushing steps. Total time spent brushing teeth was calculated by summing the duration of time spent brushing teeth. Quality was described by time spent brushing the facial versus the lingual or occlusal surfaces. Caregiver verbal feedback was pulled from transcripts and analysed using content analysis. STROBE guidelines were used in reporting this study. RESULTS The two step residents most frequently completed or attempted were brushing their teeth (77% complete, 7% attempt) and rinsing their mouth (86% complete, 2% attempt). The average time spent brushing teeth was 60.33 s (SD = 35.15). In 66% of observed videos, toothbrushing occurred only on the facial tooth surfaces, with no time spent brushing the lingual or occlusal surfaces. CONCLUSION Caregivers are supporting residents to independently complete toothbrushing; however, the duration and quality of toothbrushing are not sufficient to ensure optimal oral health. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Clear, detailed guidelines are required to ensure adequate oral care for long-term care residents. Staff need to be aware that all surfaces should be brushed to ensure proper oral health.
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- Minn N Yoon
- School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Seixas Lima B, Levine B, Graham NL, Leonard C, Tang-Wai D, Black S, Rochon E. Impaired coherence for semantic but not episodic autobiographical memory in semantic variant primary progressive aphasia. Cortex 2020; 123:72-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Brady MC, Ali M, VandenBerg K, Williams LJ, Williams LR, Abo M, Becker F, Bowen A, Brandenburg C, Breitenstein C, Bruehl S, Copland DA, Cranfill TB, Pietro-Bachmann MD, Enderby P, Fillingham J, Galli FL, Gandolfi M, Glize B, Godecke E, Hawkins N, Hilari K, Hinckley J, Horton S, Howard D, Jaecks P, Jefferies E, Jesus LMT, Kambanaros M, Kang EK, Khedr EM, Kong APH, Kukkonen T, Laganaro M, Ralph MAL, Laska AC, Leemann B, Leff AP, Lima RR, Lorenz A, MacWhinney B, Marshall RS, Mattioli F, Maviş I, Meinzer M, Nilipour R, Noé E, Paik NJ, Palmer R, Papathanasiou I, Patricio BF, Martins IP, Price C, Jakovac TP, Rochon E, Rose ML, Rosso C, Rubi-Fessen I, Ruiter MB, Snell C, Stahl B, Szaflarski JP, Thomas SA, van de Sandt-Koenderman M, van der Meulen I, Visch-Brink E, Worrall L, Wright HH. RELEASE: a protocol for a systematic review based, individual participant data, meta- and network meta-analysis, of complex speech-language therapy interventions for stroke-related aphasia. Aphasiology 2020; 34:137-157. [PMID: 37560459 PMCID: PMC7614912 DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2019.1643003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Speech and language therapy (SLT) benefits people with aphasia following stroke. Group level summary statistics from randomised controlled trials hinder exploration of highly complex SLT interventions and a clinically relevant heterogeneous population. Creating a database of individual participant data (IPD) for people with aphasia aims to allow exploration of individual and therapy-related predictors of recovery and prognosis. AIM To explore the contribution that individual participant characteristics (including stroke and aphasia profiles) and SLT intervention components make to language recovery following stroke. METHODS AND PROCEDURES We will identify eligible IPD datasets (including randomised controlled trials, non-randomised comparison studies, observational studies and registries) and invite their contribution to the database. Where possible, we will use meta- and network meta-analysis to explore language performance after stroke and predictors of recovery as it relates to participants who had no SLT, historical SLT or SLT in the primary research study. We will also examine the components of effective SLT interventions. OUTCOMES AND RESULTS Outcomes include changes in measures of functional communication, overall severity of language impairment, auditory comprehension, spoken language (including naming), reading and writing from baseline. Data captured on assessment tools will be collated and transformed to a standardised measure for each of the outcome domains. CONCLUSION Our planned systematic-review-based IPD meta- and network meta-analysis is a large scale, international, multidisciplinary and methodologically complex endeavour. It will enable hypotheses to be generated and tested to optimise and inform development of interventions for people with aphasia after stroke. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION The protocol has been registered at the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO; registration number: CRD42018110947).
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- Marian C. Brady
- Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- University of Oslo, Oslo, and Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Bjørnemyr, Norway
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- Division of Neuroscience & Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Division of Neurorehabilitation, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Neurorehabilitation Clinic, Neurological Sciences Department, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- EA 4136 Handicap Activity Cognition Health, University of Bordeaux and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, CHU de Bordeaux, France
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- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia
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- Institute of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Division of Language and Communication Science, City, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- School of Education Communication and Language Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK
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- Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- School of Health Sciences (ESSUA) and Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro (IEETA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt
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- School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- ENT/Department of Phoniatry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Neurorééducation, Département des Neurosciences Cliniques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UK
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- Department of Speech Language Pathology, Educational Association Bom Jesus – IELUSC, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Institut für Psychologie, Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Neuropsychology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Hertston, Australia
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- Department of Speech Therapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece, Patras, Greece
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- Speech Therapy Department of Health School of Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Estudos de Linguagem, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL, London, UK
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- Department of Speech and Language Pathology, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Canada
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- School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Institut du Cerveau et del la Moelle épinière, Sorbonne University, APHP, Urgences Cérébro-Vasculaires, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- RehaNova Rehabilitation Hospital and Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Sint Maartenskliniek, Rehabilitation Centre and Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Warrington Hospital, Warrington and Halton NHS Foundation Trust, Warrington, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- UAB Epilepsy Centre, Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Rehabilitation & Ageing; School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Rijndam rehabilitation Rotterdam and Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Belleville S, Moussard A, Ansaldo AI, Belchior P, Bherer L, Bier N, Bohbot VD, Bruneau MA, Cuddy LL, Gilbert B, Jokel R, Mahalingam K, McGilton K, Murphy KJ, Naglie G, Rochon E, Troyer AK, Anderson ND. Rationale and protocol of the ENGAGE study: a double-blind randomized controlled preference trial using a comprehensive cohort design to measure the effect of a cognitive and leisure-based intervention in older adults with a memory complaint. Trials 2019; 20:282. [PMID: 31118095 PMCID: PMC6532200 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3250-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Leisure activities can be both enjoyable and cognitively stimulating, and participation in such activities has been associated with reduced age-related cognitive decline. Thus, integrating stimulating leisure activities in cognitive training programs may represent a powerful and innovative approach to promote cognition in older adults at risk of dementia. The ENGAGE study is a randomized controlled, double-blind preference trial with a comprehensive cohort design that will test the efficacy and long-term impact of an intervention that combines cognitive training and cognitively stimulating leisure activities. METHODS One hundred and forty-four older adults with a memory complaint will be recruited in Montreal and Toronto. A particular effort will be made to reach persons with low cognitive reserve. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: cognitive + leisure training (ENGAGE-MUSIC/SPANISH) or active control (ENGAGE-DISCOVERY). The ENGAGE-MUSIC/SPANISH training will include teaching of mnemonic and attentional control strategies, casual videogames selected to train attention, and classes in music or Spanish as a second language. The ENGAGE-DISCOVERY condition will comprise psychoeducation on cognition and the brain, low-stimulating casual videogames and documentary viewing with discussions. To retain the leisure aspect of the activities, participants will be allowed to exclude either music or Spanish at study entry if they strongly dislike one of these activities. Participants randomized to ENGAGE-MUSIC/SPANISH who did not exclude any activity will be assigned to music or Spanish based on a second random assignment. Training will be provided in 24 2-h sessions over 4 months. Outcomes will be measured at baseline, at 4-month follow-up, and at 24-month follow-up. The primary outcome will be cognitive performance on a composite measure of episodic memory (delayed recall scores for words and face-name associations) measured at baseline and at the 4-month follow-up. Secondary outcomes will include a composite measure of attention (speed of processing, inhibition, dual tasking, and shifting), psychological health, activities of daily living, and brain structure and function and long-term maintenance measured at the 24-month follow-up. Information on cognitive reserve proxies (education and lifestyle questionnaires), sex and genotype (apolipoprotein (Apo)E4, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT)) will be collected and considered as moderators of training efficacy. DISCUSSION This study will test whether a program combining cognitive training with stimulating leisure activities can increase cognition and reduce cognitive decline in persons at risk of dementia. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT03271190 . Registered on 5 September 2017.
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- S Belleville
- Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada. .,Research Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
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- Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.,Research Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.,Research Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Research Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.,McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.,Research Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.,Research Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.,Research Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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- Research Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - the University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - the University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada
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Executive control (EC) ability is increasingly emerging as an important predictor of post-stroke aphasia recovery. This study examined whether EC predicted immediate treatment gains, treatment maintenance and generalization after naming therapy in ten adults with mild to severe chronic post-stroke aphasia. Performance on multiple EC tasks allowed for the creation of composite scores for common EC, and the EC processes of shifting, inhibition and working memory (WM) updating. Participants were treated three times a week for five weeks with a phonological naming therapy; difference scores in naming accuracy of treated and untreated words (assessed pre, post, four- and eight-weeks after therapy) served as the primary outcome measures. Results from simple and multiple linear regressions indicate that individuals with better shifting and WM updating abilities demonstrated better maintenance of treated words at four-week follow-up, and those with better common EC demonstrated better maintenance of treated words at both four- and eight-week follow-ups. Better shifting ability also predicted better generalization to untreated words post-therapy. Measures of EC were not indicative of improvements on treated words immediately post-treatment, nor of generalization to untreated words at follow-up. Findings suggest that immediate treatment gains, maintenance and generalization may be supported by different underlying mechanisms.
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- Tijana Simic
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, Canada.,Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Psychology Department, IIPDM, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada
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- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, Canada.,School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, Canada.,Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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Wallace SJ, Worrall L, Rose T, Le Dorze G, Breitenstein C, Hilari K, Babbitt E, Bose A, Brady M, Cherney LR, Copland D, Cruice M, Enderby P, Hersh D, Howe T, Kelly H, Kiran S, Laska AC, Marshall J, Nicholas M, Patterson J, Pearl G, Rochon E, Rose M, Sage K, Small S, Webster J. A core outcome set for aphasia treatment research: The ROMA consensus statement. Int J Stroke 2018; 14:180-185. [DOI: 10.1177/1747493018806200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background A core outcome set (COS; an agreed, minimum set of outcomes) was needed to address the heterogeneous measurement of outcomes in aphasia treatment research and to facilitate the production of transparent, meaningful, and efficient outcome data. Objective The Research Outcome Measurement in Aphasia (ROMA) consensus statement provides evidence-based recommendations for the measurement of outcomes for adults with post-stroke aphasia within phases I–IV aphasia treatment studies. Methods This statement was informed by a four-year program of research, which comprised investigation of stakeholder-important outcomes using consensus processes, a scoping review of aphasia outcome measurement instruments, and an international consensus meeting. This paper provides an overview of this process and presents the results and recommendations arising from the international consensus meeting. Results Five essential outcome constructs were identified: Language, communication, patient-reported satisfaction with treatment and impact of treatment, emotional wellbeing, and quality of life. Consensus was reached for the following measurement instruments: Language: The Western Aphasia Battery Revised (WAB-R) (74% consensus); emotional wellbeing: General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)-12 (83% consensus); quality of life: Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale (SAQOL-39) (96% consensus). Consensus was unable to be reached for measures of communication (where multiple measures exist) or patient-reported satisfaction with treatment or impact of treatment (where no measures exist). Discussion Harmonization of the ROMA COS with other core outcome initiatives in stroke rehabilitation is discussed. Ongoing research and consensus processes are outlined. Conclusion The WAB-R, GHQ-12, and SAQOL-39 are recommended to be routinely included within phases I–IV aphasia treatment studies. This consensus statement has been endorsed by the Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists, the British Aphasiology Society, the German Society for Aphasia Research and Therapy, and the Royal College of Speech Language Therapists.
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- Sarah J Wallace
- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of General Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- School of Health Sciences, City University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA & Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, USA
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- School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Research Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA & Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, USA
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, City University of London, London, UK
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- School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Psychology and Social Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
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- School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- School of Clinical Therapies, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, Boston, USA
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Division of Internal Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Health Sciences, City University of London, London, UK
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, USA
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, USA
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- School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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Marcotte K, Laird L, Bitan T, Meltzer JA, Graham SJ, Leonard C, Rochon E. Therapy-Induced Neuroplasticity in Chronic Aphasia After Phonological Component Analysis: A Matter of Intensity. Front Neurol 2018; 9:225. [PMID: 29686646 PMCID: PMC5900891 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Despite the growing evidence regarding the importance of intensity and dose in aphasia therapy, few well-controlled studies contrasting the effects of intensive and non-intensive treatment have been conducted to date. Phonological components analysis (PCA) treatment for anomia has been associated with improvements in some patients with chronic aphasia; however, the effect of treatment intensity has not yet been studied with PCA. Thus, the aim of the present study was to identify the effect of intensity on neural processing associated with word retrieval abilities after PCA treatment. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine therapy-induced changes in activation during an overt naming task in two patients who suffered from a stroke in the left middle cerebral artery territory. P1 received intensive PCA treatment whereas P2 received the standard, non-intensive, PCA treatment. Behavioral results indicate that both standard and intensive conditions yielded improved naming performance with treated nouns, but the changes were only significant for the patient who received the intensive treatment. The improvements were found to be long lasting as both patients maintained improved naming at 2-months follow-ups. The associated neuroimaging data indicate that the two treatment conditions were associated with different neural activation changes. The patient who received the standard PCA showed significant increase in activation with treatment in the right anterior cingulate, as well as extensive areas in bilateral posterior and lateral cortices. By contrast, the patient who received intensive PCA showed more decreases in activation following the treatment. Unexpectedly, this patient showed subcortical increase in activation, specifically in the right caudate nucleus. We speculate that the recruitment of the caudate nucleus and the anterior cingulate in these patients reflects the need to suppress errors to improve naming. Thus, both short-term intensive and standard, non-intensive, PCA treatment can improve word retrieval in chronic aphasia, but neuroimaging data suggest that improved naming is associated with different neural activation patterns in the two treatment conditions.
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- Karine Marcotte
- Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Psychology, IIPDM, IBBR, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Rotman Research Institute - Baycrest Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Program, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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McGilton KS, Sorin-Peters R, Rochon E, Boscart V, Fox M, Chu CH, Stewart SC, Sidani S. The effects of an interprofessional patient-centered communication intervention for patients with communication disorders. Appl Nurs Res 2018; 39:189-194. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2017.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Masson-Trottier M, Marcotte K, Leonard C, Rochon E, Ansaldo AI. French version of the Phonological Component Analysis: Preliminary results with three participants. Front Hum Neurosci 2018. [DOI: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2018.228.00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Auclair C, Lataille MA, Laird L, Thomas R, Rochon E, Leonard C. Using Photovoice to Document the Experiences of Individuals with Aphasia – A Pilot Project. Front Hum Neurosci 2018. [DOI: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2018.228.00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Simic T, Bitan T, Laird L, Leonard C, Rochon E. Patterns of post-stroke aphasia recovery: treatment, maintenance and generalization. Front Hum Neurosci 2018. [DOI: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2018.228.00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Seixas Lima B, Levine B, Graham N, Leonard C, Tang-Wai D, Black S, Rochon E. Language and memory features of autobiographical narratives of svPPA patients. Front Hum Neurosci 2018. [DOI: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2018.228.00070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Simic T, Rochon E, Greco E, Martino R. Baseline executive control ability and its relationship to language therapy improvements in post-stroke aphasia: a systematic review. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2017; 29:395-439. [DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2017.1307768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Tijana Simic
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
- Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, Canada
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
- Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, Canada
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital - University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Marcotte K, Graham NL, Fraser KC, Meltzer JA, Tang-Wai DF, Chow TW, Freedman M, Leonard C, Black SE, Rochon E. White Matter Disruption and Connected Speech in Non-Fluent and Semantic Variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia. Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra 2017; 7:52-73. [PMID: 28611820 PMCID: PMC5465709 DOI: 10.1159/000456710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Differential patterns of white matter disruption have recently been reported in the non-fluent (nfvPPA) and semantic (svPPA) variants of primary progressive aphasia (PPA). No single measure is sufficient to distinguish between the PPA variants, but connected speech allows for the quantification of multiple measures. The aim of the present study was to further investigate the white matter correlates associated with connected speech features in PPA. We examined the relationship between white matter metrics and connected speech deficits using an automated analysis of transcriptions of connected speech and diffusion tensor imaging in language-related tracts. Syntactic, lexical, and semantic features were automatically extracted from transcriptions of topic-directed interviews conducted with groups of individuals with nfvPPA or svPPA as well as with a group of healthy controls. A principal component analysis was performed in order to reduce the number of language measures and yielded a five-factor solution. The results indicated that nfvPPA patients differed from healthy controls on a syntactic factor, and svPPA patients differed from controls on two semantic factors. However, the patient groups did not differ on any factor. Moreover, a correlational analysis revealed that the lexical richness factor was significantly correlated with radial diffusivity in the left inferior longitudinal fasciculus, which suggests that semantic deficits in connected speech reflect a disruption of this ventral pathway, and which is largely consistent with the results of previous studies. Using an automated approach for the analysis of connected speech combined with probabilistic tractography, the present findings demonstrate that nfvPPA patients are impaired relative to healthy controls on syntactic measures and have increased radial diffusivity in the left superior longitudinal fasciculus, whereas the svPPA group was impaired on lexico-semantic measures relative to controls and showed increased radial diffusivity in the uncinate and inferior longitudinal fasciculus bilaterally.
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- Karine Marcotte
- aToronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,bÉcole d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,cCentre de recherche de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- aToronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,dDepartment of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- eDepartment of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- dDepartment of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,fRotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,gDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,hHeart and Stroke Foundation, Center for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- iDepartment of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,jUniversity Health Network Memory Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- fRotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,iDepartment of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,kDepartment of Clinical Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- fRotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,lDepartment of Medicine, Division of Neurology, Baycrest Health Sciences, University of Toronto, and Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,mSam and Ida Ross Memory Clinic, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- dDepartment of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,hHeart and Stroke Foundation, Center for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,nSchool of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- aToronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,fRotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,hHeart and Stroke Foundation, Center for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,iDepartment of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,oInstitute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,pL.C. Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,qBrain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- aToronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,dDepartment of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,hHeart and Stroke Foundation, Center for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,rRehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Flowers HL, AlHarbi MA, Mikulis D, Silver FL, Rochon E, Streiner D, Martino R. MRI-Based Neuroanatomical Predictors of Dysphagia, Dysarthria, and Aphasia in Patients with First Acute Ischemic Stroke
. Cerebrovasc Dis Extra 2017; 7:21-34. [PMID: 28208139 PMCID: PMC5346925 DOI: 10.1159/000457810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Due to the high post-stroke frequency of dysphagia, dysarthria, and aphasia, we developed comprehensive neuroanatomical, clinical, and demographic models to predict their presence after acute ischemic stroke. Methods The sample included 160 randomly selected first-ever stroke patients with confirmed infarction on magnetic resonance imaging from 1 tertiary stroke center. We documented acute lesions within 12 neuroanatomical regions and their associated volumes. Further, we identified concomitant chronic brain disease, including atrophy, white matter hyperintensities, and covert strokes. We developed predictive models using logistic regression with odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) including demographic, clinical, and acute and chronic neuroanatomical factors. Results Predictors of dysphagia included medullary (OR 6.2, 95% CI 1.5–25.8), insular (OR 4.8, 95% CI 2.0–11.8), and pontine (OR 3.6, 95% CI 1.2–10.1) lesions, followed by brain atrophy (OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.04–8.6), internal capsular lesions (OR 2.9, 95% CI 1.2–6.6), and increasing age (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.1–1.8). Predictors of dysarthria included pontine (OR 7.8, 95% CI 2.7–22.9), insular (OR 4.5, 95% CI 1.8–11.4), and internal capsular (OR 3.6, 95% CI 1.6–7.9) lesions. Predictors of aphasia included left hemisphere insular (OR 34.4, 95% CI 4.2–283.4), thalamic (OR 6.2, 95% CI 1.6–24.4), and cortical middle cerebral artery (OR 4.7, 95% CI 1.5–14.2) lesions. Conclusion Predicting outcomes following acute stroke is important for treatment decisions. Determining the risk of major post-stroke impairments requires consideration of factors beyond lesion localization. Accordingly, we demonstrated interactions between localized and global brain function for dysphagia and elucidated common lesion locations across 3 debilitating impairments.
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- Heather L Flowers
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Health Care and Outcomes Research, Krembil Neuroscience Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Seixas Lima B, Murphy K, Troyer A, Levine B, Graham N, Leonard C, Tang-Wai D, Black S, Rochon E. Episodic versus semantic memory impairments and deficits in discourse production. Front Hum Neurosci 2017. [DOI: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2017.223.00123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Wallace S, Worrall L, Rose T, Le Dorze G, Rochon E. Results of an International Consensus Meeting to Develop a Core Outcome Set for Aphasia Treatment Research. Front Hum Neurosci 2017. [DOI: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2017.223.00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mengad S, Mosu R, Laird L, Gordon J, Rochon E, Leonard C. The Influence of Phonological Components Analysis Treatment on Lexical Access in Individuals with Aphasia. Front Hum Neurosci 2017. [DOI: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2017.223.00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Simic T, Laird L, Goldberg D, Bitan T, Chambers C, Turner G, Leonard C, Rochon E. Executive control and its relationship to aphasia therapy outcomes. Front Hum Neurosci 2017. [DOI: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2017.223.00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Masson-Trottier M, Marcotte K, Leonard C, Rochon E, Ansaldo AI. French version of the Phonological Component Analysis: Stimuli selection and validation. Front Hum Neurosci 2017. [DOI: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2017.223.00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Graham N, Tang-Wai D, Black S, Leonard C, Masellis M, Mitchell S, Tartaglia MC, Kim SYJ, Rochon E. Sentence repetition impairment in all variants of primary progressive aphasia. Front Hum Neurosci 2017. [DOI: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2017.223.00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Flowers HL, Skoretz SA, Silver FL, Rochon E, Fang J, Flamand-Roze C, Martino R. Poststroke Aphasia Frequency, Recovery, and Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2016; 97:2188-2201.e8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Revised: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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McGilton KS, Rochon E, Sidani S, Shaw A, Ben-David BM, Saragosa M, Boscart VM, Wilson R, Galimidi-Epstein KK, Pichora-Fuller MK. Can We Help Care Providers Communicate More Effectively With Persons Having Dementia Living in Long-Term Care Homes? Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2016; 32:41-50. [PMID: 27899433 PMCID: PMC5302128 DOI: 10.1177/1533317516680899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background: Effective communication between residents with dementia and care providers in long-term care homes (LTCHs) is essential to resident-centered care. Purpose: To determine the effects of a communication intervention on residents’ quality of life (QOL) and care, as well as care providers’ perceived knowledge, mood, and burden. Method: The intervention included (1) individualized communication plans, (2) a dementia care workshop, and (3) a care provider support system. Pre- and postintervention scores were compared to evaluate the effects of the intervention. A total of 12 residents and 20 care providers in an LTCH participated in the feasibility study. Results: The rate of care providers’ adherence to the communication plans was 91%. Postintervention, residents experienced a significant increase in overall QOL. Care providers had significant improvement in mood and perceived reduced burden. Conclusion: The results suggest that the communication intervention demonstrates preliminary evidence of positive effects on residents’ QOL and care providers’ mood and burden.
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- Katherine S McGilton
- 1 Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,2 Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 1 Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,3 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 4 School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 1 Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,5 School of English and Liberal Studies, Seneca College Newnham Campus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 1 Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,3 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,6 Communication, Aging and Neuropsychology Lab (CANlab), Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Herzliya, Israel.,7 Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (RSI), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,8 St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 9 School of Health & Life Sciences and Community Services, Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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- 10 School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada.,11 Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,12 Patient-Centred Performance Measurement & Improvement, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- 1 Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,14 Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Young V, Rochon E, Mihailidis A. Exploratory analysis of real personal emergency response call conversations: considerations for personal emergency response spoken dialogue systems. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2016; 13:97. [PMID: 27842598 PMCID: PMC5109662 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-016-0207-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to derive data from real, recorded, personal emergency response call conversations to help improve the artificial intelligence and decision making capability of a spoken dialogue system in a smart personal emergency response system. The main study objectives were to: develop a model of personal emergency response; determine categories for the model's features; identify and calculate measures from call conversations (verbal ability, conversational structure, timing); and examine conversational patterns and relationships between measures and model features applicable for improving the system's ability to automatically identify call model categories and predict a target response. METHODS This study was exploratory and used mixed methods. Personal emergency response calls were pre-classified according to call model categories identified qualitatively from response call transcripts. The relationships between six verbal ability measures, three conversational structure measures, two timing measures and three independent factors: caller type, risk level, and speaker type, were examined statistically. RESULTS Emergency medical response services were the preferred response for the majority of medium and high risk calls for both caller types. Older adult callers mainly requested non-emergency medical service responders during medium risk situations. By measuring the number of spoken words-per-minute and turn-length-in-words for the first spoken utterance of a call, older adult and care provider callers could be identified with moderate accuracy. Average call taker response time was calculated using the number-of-speaker-turns and time-in-seconds measures. Care providers and older adults used different conversational strategies when responding to call takers. The words 'ambulance' and 'paramedic' may hold different latent connotations for different callers. CONCLUSIONS The data derived from the real personal emergency response recordings may help a spoken dialogue system classify incoming calls by caller type with moderate probability shortly after the initial caller utterance. Knowing the caller type, the target response for the call may be predicted with some degree of probability and the output dialogue could be tailored to this caller type. The average call taker response time measured from real calls may be used to limit the conversation length in a spoken dialogue system before defaulting to a live call taker.
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- Victoria Young
- University Health Network - Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- University Health Network - Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,University Health Network - Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Simic T, Leonard C, Laird L, Cupit J, Höbler F, Rochon E. A Usability Study of Internet-Based Therapy for Naming Deficits in Aphasia. Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2016; 25:642-653. [PMID: 27784033 DOI: 10.1044/2016_ajslp-15-0030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the usability of delivering the Phonological Components Analysis treatment for anomia (Leonard, Rochon, & Laird, 2008) remotely via the Internet to individuals with chronic poststroke aphasia. A secondary aim was to probe the experiences and satisfaction of clinicians in administering treatment at a distance. METHOD Six individuals with mild-moderate aphasia and 2 trained clinicians participated in this usability study. Participants and clinicians underwent approximately 6 hr of treatment under observation by an independent observer. The usability characteristics of effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction were assessed. RESULTS Individuals with aphasia used the Internet-based Phonological Components Analysis therapy successfully, demonstrating independence and very few errors in completing online tasks. Overall, participant satisfaction was high, despite occasional difficulties with technical aspects of the system. Clinicians found the application easy to use but raised concerns about the participant-clinician interaction, perceiving rapport-building and communicating to be more difficult online than face-to-face. CONCLUSIONS It is important to consider usability and the clinician's perspective in developing telepractice applications in speech-language pathology. Future directions include assessing the efficacy of remote treatment and collecting a larger sample of clinician data.
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- Tijana Simic
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, ON, CanadaRehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, ON, CanadaHeart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, CanadaToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, ON, CanadaSchool of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, ON, CanadaHeart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, ON, CanadaToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, ON, Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, ON, CanadaRehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, ON, CanadaHeart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, CanadaToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, ON, Canada
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Graham NL, Leonard C, Tang-Wai DF, Black S, Chow TW, Scott CJM, McNeely AA, Masellis M, Rochon E. Lack of Frank Agrammatism in the Nonfluent Agrammatic Variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia. Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra 2016; 6:407-423. [PMID: 27790240 PMCID: PMC5075721 DOI: 10.1159/000448944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background/Aims Frank agrammatism, defined as the omission and/or substitution of grammatical morphemes with associated grammatical errors, is variably reported in patients with nonfluent variant primary progressive aphasia (nfPPA). This study addressed whether frank agrammatism is typical in agrammatic nfPPA patients when this feature is not required for diagnosis. Method We assessed grammatical production in 9 patients who satisfied current diagnostic criteria. Although the focus was agrammatism, motor speech skills were also evaluated to determine whether dysfluency arose primarily from apraxia of speech (AOS), instead of, or in addition to, agrammatism. Volumetric MRI analyses provided impartial imaging-supported diagnosis. Results The majority of cases exhibited neither frank agrammatism nor AOS. Conclusion There are nfPPA patients with imaging-supported diagnosis and preserved motor speech skills who do not exhibit frank agrammatism, and this may persist beyond the earliest stages of the illness. Because absence of frank agrammatism is a subsidiary diagnostic feature in the logopenic variant of PPA, this result has implications for differentiation of the nonfluent and logopenic variants, and indicates that PPA patients with nonfluent speech in the absence of frank agrammatism or AOS do not necessarily have the logopenic variant.
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- Naida L Graham
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ont., Canada; Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ont, Canada
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- Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont, Canada
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- University Health Network Memory Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, Ont., Canada; Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Ont., Canada
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- Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Ont., Canada; L.C. Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Ont., Canada; Rotman Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada
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- Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Ont., Canada; Rotman Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada; Department of Psychiatry (Geriatric Psychiatry), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada
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- L.C. Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Ont., Canada
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- L.C. Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Ont., Canada
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- L.C. Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Ont., Canada
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ont., Canada; Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ont, Canada
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Jokel R, Kielar A, Anderson ND, Black SE, Rochon E, Graham S, Freedman M, Tang-Wai DF. Behavioural and neuroimaging changes after naming therapy for semantic variant primary progressive aphasia. Neuropsychologia 2016; 89:191-216. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2016.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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