Oral and written picture description in individuals with aphasia

Vandenborre, Dorien; Visch-Brink, Evy; Dun, Kim van; Verhoeven, Jo; Mariën, Peter

doi:10.1111/1460-6984.12348

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“…Scoring can be done according to the manual or more thoroughly according to the variables mentioned by Vandenborre et al . 20 To assess word retrieval, various object naming tests are used: BNT (Boston Naming Test), DuLIP (Dutch Linguistic Intraoperative Protocol) and VAN-POP (Verb and Noun test for Perioperative Testing).…”

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“…The picture description test, a subtest from the CAT-NL (Comprehensive Aphasia Test-Netherlands), is used to assess semispontaneous speech in an oral and written way (5 min each condition). Scoring can be done according to the manual or more thoroughly according to the variables mentioned by Vandenborre et al 20. To assess word retrieval, various object naming tests are used: BNT (Boston Naming Test), DuLIP (Dutch Linguistic Intraoperative Protocol) and VAN-POP (Verb and Noun test for Perioperative Testing).…”

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The PROGRAM study: awake mapping versus asleep mapping versus no mapping for high-grade glioma resections: study protocol for an international multicenter prospective three-arm cohort study

Gerritsen

Satoer²,

Dirven

et al. 2021

BMJ Open

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IntroductionThe main surgical dilemma during glioma resections is the surgeon’s inability to accurately identify eloquent areas when the patient is under general anaesthesia without mapping techniques. Intraoperative stimulation mapping (ISM) techniques can be used to maximise extent of resection in eloquent areas yet simultaneously minimise the risk of postoperative neurological deficits. ISM has been widely implemented for low-grade glioma resections backed with ample scientific evidence, but this is not yet the case for high-grade glioma (HGG) resections. Therefore, ISM could thus be of important value in HGG surgery to improve both surgical and clinical outcomes.Methods and analysisThis study is an international, multicenter, prospective three-arm cohort study of observational nature. Consecutive HGG patients will be operated with awake mapping, asleep mapping or no mapping with a 1:1:1 ratio. Primary endpoints are: (1) proportion of patients with National Institute of Health Stroke Scale deterioration at 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after surgery and (2) residual tumour volume of the contrast-enhancing and non-contrast-enhancing part as assessed by a neuroradiologist on postoperative contrast MRI scans. Secondary endpoints are: (1) overall survival and (2) progression-free survival at 12 months after surgery; (3) oncofunctional outcome and (4) frequency and severity of serious adverse events in each arm. Total duration of the study is 5 years. Patient inclusion is 4 years, follow-up is 1 year.Ethics and disseminationThe study has been approved by the Medical Ethics Committee (METC Zuid-West Holland/Erasmus Medical Center; MEC-2020–0812). The results will be published in peer-reviewed academic journals and disseminated to patient organisations and media.Trial registration numberClinicalTrials.gov ID number NCT04708171 (PROGRAM-study), NCT03861299 (SAFE-trial)

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The PROGRAM study: awake mapping versus asleep mapping versus no mapping for high-grade glioma resections: study protocol for an international multicenter prospective three-arm cohort study

Gerritsen

Satoer²,

Dirven

et al. 2021

BMJ Open

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“…For example, studies have shown that PWAs produce more spelling errors in text than a reference group (Vandenborre et al . 2018) and tend to avoid words that they find difficult to spell (Johansson‐Malmeling et al . 2020), and that this tendency affects certain lexical features (word use) of their texts (Johansson‐Malmeling 2019), which may have an impact on overall text quality.…”

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“…The scientific investigation of spelling difficulties caused by aphasia has tended to be based mainly on single-word-dictation tasks (Beeson and Rapcsak 2015), but spelling difficulties have also been found to negatively affect aspects of text writing in persons with aphasia (PWAs). For example, studies have shown that PWAs produce more spelling errors in text than a reference group (Vandenborre et al 2018) and tend to avoid words that they find difficult to spell (Johansson-Malmeling et al 2020), and that this tendency affects certain lexical features (word use) of their texts (Johansson-Malmeling 2019), which may have an impact on overall text quality. To successfully treat PWAs and/or develop digital tools to facilitate their writing and spelling, it is crucial to increase knowledge about the nature of their difficulties not only with spelling but also with editing.…”

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Aphasia and spelling to dictation: Analysis of spelling errors and editing

Johansson-Malmeling

Wengelin

Henriksson

2020

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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Introduction: Spelling difficulty is a common symptom of aphasia and can entail editing difficulties. Previous research has shown that extensive editing is related to a lower production rate in text writing for persons with aphasia, yet editing difficulty is not commonly examined. It is not known if editing difficulty is related to reading and writing skills or to aspects of the word. Aims: To analyse spelling and editing processes as well as errors in a dictation task performed by Swedish-speaking adults with post-stroke aphasia. Furthermore, the study aimed to identify any relationships between spelling and editing difficulties and characteristics of individual words. Finally, relationships between successful edits and reading and phonological ability were investigated and specific editing strategies or behaviours identified. Correlation analyses were performed between measures of spelling and editing and word frequency and length as well as participants' scores on tests of reading, phonological spelling and phonological decoding. Methods & Procedures: A total of 16 Swedish speaking participants with post-stroke aphasia wrote a word-dictation task in a keystroke logging program and were tested for phonological spelling, phonological decoding and reading ability. Spelling errors were categorized and analysed. Outcomes & Results: The most common error type was omission of letter(s) and there was evidence of aphasiaspecific writing errors. Both spelling and editing difficulty were related to word frequency and word length. Successful editing was related to participants' scores on the phonological spelling task, but not to phonological decoding or reading ability. Specific editing strategies could be identified, and some strategies were individual, while others were more commonly used. Conclusions & Implications: Word length and word frequency should be taken into consideration in spelling tests for persons with aphasia, and the presence of editing difficulty should be taken into account when assessing spelling difficulties. Treatment for writing difficulties in aphasia should include training in successful editing strategies and individual fitting of digital writing aids.

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“…Additionally, the nondominant hemisphere, mostly preserved in PWA, is mainly responsible for visuo-spatial processing (Brown and Thiessen 2018). Hence, using a picture for spontaneous language production encourages PWA to retrieve the concepts and associated functions present in the picture stimulus (Vandenborre et al 2018). Therefore, it is necessary to choose an appropriate picture stimulus for PDT.…”

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Comparing language samples of Bangla speakers using a colour photograph and a black‐and‐white line drawing

Mazumdar

Donovan

Sultana

2020

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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Background A comprehensive aphasia assessment is necessary to diagnose the type and severity of aphasia differentially and guide appropriate interventions. One component of an aphasia assessment is the picture description task (PDT), designed to probe spontaneous speech fluency and information content. Most aphasia assessments use black‐and‐white line drawings (LD) to elicit spontaneous language samples from people with aphasia (PWA). However, recent studies reported two visuographic variables: (1) colour (over black and white) and (2) photograph (over LD), that tended to encourage easier and faster comprehension and increased overall naturalistic language production from neurologically healthy individuals as well as PWA. Additionally, a suitable stimulus for a PDT should always be culturally relevant to the target population. Therefore, we suggest that a new PDT must include a culturally appropriate colour photograph (CP). Aims To investigate if a culturally appropriate CP elicits longer and more complex utterances than a culturally appropriate black‐and‐white LD from neurologically healthy native Bangla speakers. Methods & Procedures A total of 30 participants (mean age = 36.03 years) were recruited based on self‐reports of no known impairments in cognition, language, vision and hearing. All were of middle socioeconomic status with at least 12 years of formal education. A culturally appropriate CP was selected showing multiple characters performing various functions. Later, an artist prepared the black‐and‐white LD of that CP. The elicited language samples using these two pictures were transcribed and coded following preset transcription and coding guidelines. The transcribed samples were further analysed using the Bangla adaptation of Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT) software. To identify the differences in language production between these two picture types, investigators used four measurement variables: mean length of utterances (MLU), complexity index (CI), total number of words (TNW) and words per minute (WPM). Outcomes & Results Of the four measures, only MLU showed a statistically significant difference between the CP and the black‐and‐white LD. CI demonstrated a strong correlation with MLU for the CP, which indicates that the participants who produced higher MLU for the CP also produced a higher CI for the CP. There were no significant differences between the two picture types for CI, TNW and WPM. Conclusions & Implications This study found that the grammatical complexity, as measured by MLU, of spontaneous language production of neurologically healthy adults was higher when a CP was used in a PDT. A CP may also be beneficial for PWA to produce complex language samples.

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Oral and written picture description in individuals with aphasia

Cited by 16 publications

References 49 publications

The PROGRAM study: awake mapping versus asleep mapping versus no mapping for high-grade glioma resections: study protocol for an international multicenter prospective three-arm cohort study

The PROGRAM study: awake mapping versus asleep mapping versus no mapping for high-grade glioma resections: study protocol for an international multicenter prospective three-arm cohort study

Aphasia and spelling to dictation: Analysis of spelling errors and editing

Comparing language samples of Bangla speakers using a colour photograph and a black‐and‐white line drawing

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