Psychometric properties of the Pyramids and Palm Trees Test

Klein, Liesa A.; Buchanan, Jeffrey A.

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“…All of these tests but the WAIS are designed to screen and detect deficits in patients. However, normative studies focused on these tests show inter-individual variability in healthy subjects’ performances with a relative standard deviation (i.e., rSD = standard deviation/mean) of 4–12% in the PPT test ( Howard and Patterson, 1992 ; Rami et al, 2008 ; Klein and Buchanan, 2009 ; Gamboz et al, 2009 ; Callahan et al, 2010 ), an rSD of 25–45% in the similarities subtest of the WAIS ( Wechsler, 2008 ; Wisdom et al, 2012 ; Harrison et al, 2014 ), an rSD of 20–40% in the D-KEFS sorting test ( Delis et al, 2001 ; Homack et al, 2005 ; Mattioli et al, 2014 ), and an rSD of 20%–60% in the number of categories found in the WCST ( Caffarra et al, 2004 ; Shan et al, 2008 ; Arango-Lasprilla et al, 2015 ). Whether this inter-individual variability in categorization tasks is related to variability in brain structure remains unknown.…”

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Anterior Temporal Lobe Morphometry Predicts Categorization Ability

Garcin

Urbanski

Schotten

et al. 2018

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Categorization is the mental operation by which the brain classifies objects and events. It is classically assessed using semantic and non-semantic matching or sorting tasks. These tasks show a high variability in performance across healthy controls and the cerebral bases supporting this variability remain unknown. In this study we performed a voxel-based morphometry study to explore the relationships between semantic and shape categorization tasks and brain morphometric differences in 50 controls. We found significant correlation between categorization performance and the volume of the gray matter in the right anterior middle and inferior temporal gyri. Semantic categorization tasks were associated with more rostral temporal regions than shape categorization tasks. A significant relationship was also shown between white matter volume in the right temporal lobe and performance in the semantic tasks. Tractography revealed that this white matter region involved several projection and association fibers, including the arcuate fasciculus, inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus, uncinate fasciculus, and inferior longitudinal fasciculus. These results suggest that categorization abilities are supported by the anterior portion of the right temporal lobe and its interaction with other areas.

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confidence: 99%

Anterior Temporal Lobe Morphometry Predicts Categorization Ability

Garcin

Urbanski

Schotten

et al. 2018

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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“…Thus, the semantic deficits in aMCI patients may have been too mild to be detected with the PPTT. Moreover, there is recent evidence suggesting that the PPTT may lack reliability and validity (Klein & Buchanan, 2009). Alternatively, there may have been a mild lexical access problem in the depressed group, unrelated to any semantic deficit.…”

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The Relation Between Depressive Symptoms and Semantic Memory in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and in Late-Life Depression

Brunet

Hudon

Macoir

et al. 2011

J Int Neuropsychol Soc

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Semantic deficits have been documented in the prodromal phase of Alzheimer's disease, but it is unclear whether these deficits are associated with non-cognitive manifestations. For instance, recent evidence indicates that cognitive deficits in elders with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) are modulated by concomitant depressive symptoms. The purposes of this study were to (i) investigate if semantic memory impairment in aMCI is modulated according to the presence (aMCI-D group) or absence (aMCI group) of depressive symptoms, and (ii) compare semantic memory performance of aMCI and aMCI-D groups to that of patients with late-life depression (LLD). Seventeen aMCI, 16 aMCI-D, 15 LLD, and 26 healthy control participants were administered a semantic questionnaire assessing famous person knowledge. Results showed that performance of aMCI-D patients was impaired compared to the control and LLD groups. However, in the aMCI group performance was comparable to that of all other groups. Overall, these findings suggest that semantic deficits in aMCI are somewhat associated with the presence of concomitant depressive symptoms. However, depression alone cannot account solely for the semantic deficits since LLD patients showed no semantic memory impairment in this study. Future studies should aim at clarifying the association between depression and semantic deficits in older adults meeting aMCI criteria. (JINS, 2011, 17, 865-874)

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“…SLTs outlined a plethora of preoperative language and cognitive assessments for service users undergoing AC with a diverse range of formal, standardised assessments; The Boston Naming Test (Kaplan, Goodglass & Weintrub, 2000), Comprehensive Aphasia Test (Springer and Mantey, 2010) and Pyramids and Palm Trees (Klein and Buchanan, 2009) were frequently used preoperative language assessments. Furthermore, AC SLTs reported a diverse range of informal language preoperative testing methods (Table 4).…”

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The emerging contribution of speech and language therapists in awake craniotomy: a national survey of their roles, practices and perceptions

O’Neill

Henderson

Duffy

et al. 2019

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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BackgroundAwake craniotomy with electrical stimulation has become the gold-standard for tumour resection in eloquent areas of the brain. Patients' speech during the procedure can inform the intervention and evidence for language experts to support the procedure is building. Within the United Kingdom a burgeoning Speech and Language Therapist awake craniotomy network has emerged to support this practice. Further evidence is needed to underpin the What this paper adds to existing knowledgeThis study outlines demographics, role, practice patterns and values of Speech and Language Therapists within awake craniotomy and identifies a dynamic real-time informal speech language and cognitive assessment, intraoperative skillset and practice pattern unique to the awake craniotomy setting. Awake craniotomy requires meticulous pre-intra-and postoperative speech and language assessment. Immediate communication of intraoperative responses has a direct influence on surgical outcomes. What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work?The study is unique in describing the role of the Speech and Language Therapist within awake craniotomy. The study reduces the evidencepractice gap and supports Speech and Language Therapy integration into the awake craniotomy multidisciplinary team. Strategies to improve implementation may include the development of standardised language mapping terminology, universal language mapping processes across disciplines, accessible training and wider recognition of awake craniotomy Speech and Language Therapists as an important component of awake craniotomy processes.

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Psychometric properties of the Pyramids and Palm Trees Test

Cited by 27 publications

References 14 publications

Anterior Temporal Lobe Morphometry Predicts Categorization Ability

Anterior Temporal Lobe Morphometry Predicts Categorization Ability

The Relation Between Depressive Symptoms and Semantic Memory in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and in Late-Life Depression

The emerging contribution of speech and language therapists in awake craniotomy: a national survey of their roles, practices and perceptions

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