The nature of the relationship between neurocognition and theory of mind impairments in stroke patients.

Pluta, Agnieszka; Gawron, Natalia; Sobańska, Marta; Wójcik, Adrian; Łojek, Emilia

doi:10.1037/neu0000379

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“…However, construction of the task may lead to answers to one type of question impacting the responses to the other. Finally, although the V-ToM task has been previously applied with neuropsychiatric populations (Pluta et al, 2017), and each of three subscales has shown satisfactory internal consistency in a current sample (Cronbach's α > = 0.8 for each of three scales), its psychometric values require further investigation.…”

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“…The answers were evaluated based on the answer key established during a pilot study on 22 healthy subjects. A full description of the task may be found in Pluta et al (2017). The task performance has been previously shown to differentiate stroke patients from healthy subjects and be associated with both pragmatic competence and executive functioning measures (Pluta et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…7 A more recent study examined the relationship between general cognition and ToM using a robust neuropsychological examination. 13 This showed that pragmatic competence and, to a lesser degree, executive functions had the strongest contribution to ToM impairments, while attention and general cognitive functioning (consisting of the Similarities, Digit Symbols, Digit Span, and Block Design tests from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence ScaleeRevised III measuring verbal comprehension, working memory, perceptual reasoning, and processing speed) did not directly affect mentalizing abilities. However, the sample size was small (58 stroke patients), and measurements were performed only 1 year post stroke.…”

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Social Cognition Impairments in the Long Term Post Stroke

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Objective: To examine the presence of social cognition deficits and the relationship between social and general cognition (eg, attention, mental speed, verbal, visual, or memory abilities) in a large sample of chronic stroke patients and to identify stroke-related factors associated with social cognitive performance. Design: Inception cohort study in which social cognition was assessed at 3-4 years post stroke. Setting: Stroke units in 6 general hospitals. Participants: The data of 148 patients were available. Fifty controls without stroke (consisting of partners of patients and acquaintances of researchers) were recruited (NZ198). Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Patients underwent neuropsychological assessment by means of tests for social cognition (emotion recognition, theory of mind [ToM], empathy, and behavior regulation) and general cognition. Subgroup analysis was performed to compare right hemisphere stroke patients with left hemisphere stroke patients. Correlations between general and social cognition tests were assessed. Multiple regression analyses were performed to identify demographic and stroke-related predictors of social cognitive performance. Results: Patients performed significantly worse on emotion recognition (assessed with the Ekman 60-Faces test on total score as well as on the emotion anger), ToM (assessed with the Cartoon test), and behavior regulation (assessed with the Hayling test). Subgroup analysis revealed no differences between right and left hemisphere patients. Social cognition tests showed significant correlations with each other and with tests for visual perception, language, mental speed, cognitive flexibility, and memory. Older age, low level of education (and for ToM, also female sex) were predictors of worse performance on social cognition tests. Conclusion: Social cognition impairments are present in the long term post stroke, even in a group of mildly affected stroke patients, which may contribute to their long-term problems. Severity of impairments is determined mainly by demographic factors.

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“…Impairments in theory of mind have also been attributed to right hemisphere activity (Balaban, Friedmann, & Ziv, 2016). A study by Pluta et al (2017) also showed that communication skillsas measured by the RHLB-PL -can predict theory of mind in patients after cerebral stroke.…”

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Right Cerebral Hemisphere Language and Communication Functions in Females and Males with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Normal Intelligence

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Słowińska

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Psychology of Language and Communication

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The purpose of the study was to compare the functioning of adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and typically developing adolescents matched for age and IQ, in terms of right hemisphere language communication. Sex differences in that area were also analyzed. Seventy-nine individuals with normal intelligence with ASD, fluent in their native spoken language and aged 10-20 years (41 females), and 79 typically developing individuals (control group, 39 females) were tested. The Polish adaptation of the Right Hemisphere Language Battery (RHLB-PL) was used for participants aged 13-20 years, while children aged 10-12 years were tested using an experimental version of the RHLBPL for young children designed by E. Łojek. Individuals with ASD scored lower in the Humor Test and Discourse Analysis, and made more remarks in the Comments Test about the tasks than the control group. The two groups scored differently in two measures of verbal intellectual skills in the Wechsler Scale: Arithmetic and Comprehension. Individuals with ASD scored lower than controls on both of those measures. No sex differences were found for any of the measured variables.

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The nature of the relationship between neurocognition and theory of mind impairments in stroke patients.

Abstract: Deficits in cognitive aspects of ToM are best explained by impairment of pragmatic competence and executive functions. In contrast, executive dysfunction does not affect the ability to understand the affective mental states of others. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Affective and Cognitive Verbal Theory of Mind in Schizophrenia: Results From a Novel Paradigm

Affective and Cognitive Verbal Theory of Mind in Schizophrenia: Results From a Novel Paradigm

Social Cognition Impairments in the Long Term Post Stroke

Right Cerebral Hemisphere Language and Communication Functions in Females and Males with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Normal Intelligence

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