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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Miet De Letter, Elissa-Marie Cocquyt, Oona Cromheecke, Yana Criel, Elien De Cock, Veerle De Herdt, Arnaud Szmalec, Wouter Duyck
Summary: Language-related potentials are increasingly being used to assess neuroplasticity in stroke-related aphasia recovery. The study found differences in sensory memory and cognitive functioning underlying phonological processing in aphasic patients, with a potential for improvement during early rehabilitation. Bilingual aphasic patients have a higher probability of improving processing speed, leading to a shortening of latency in phonological discrimination abilities over time.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fabiana Faleiros, Deyse Cardoso de Oliveira Braga, Soraia Dornelles Schoeller, Silvia Helena Henriques, Naira Beatriz Favoretto Cunha, Lorena Gomes Neves Videira, Adriana Cordeiro Leandro da Silva Grillo
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the main problems faced by people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) and their expectations for research. The findings showed that the main difficulties faced by participants were locomotion/accessibility, neurogenic bladder, neurogenic bowel, and sexuality. These findings will empower people with SCI to influence the agenda of scientific research and help organizations implement comprehensive SCI management programs.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Dirk B. den Ouden, Peter Duffy
Summary: The drama sessions had positive impacts on the communicative confidence of individuals with aphasia and elicited deep emotional responses from the audience, increasing their understanding of aphasia and sparking interest in devised plays.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Hugues Duffau
Summary: The emerging science of connectomics has led to a shift in surgical planning for cerebral glioma from a modular account of cerebral organization to a meta-network perspective. By considering relationships between tumors and critical distributed circuits, as well as the neural spatiotemporal integration post-surgery, the goal is to optimize the functional balance of glioma surgery. This approach not only allows for better neurological recovery post-surgery, but also increases the benefit/risk ratio of surgery through refined intraoperative mapping, preoperative information, and personalized surgical strategies.
ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Alexander P. Leff, Sarah Nightingale, Beth Gooding, Jean Rutter, Nicola Craven, Makena Peart, Alice Dunstan, Amy Sherman, Andrew Paget, Morvwen Duncan, Jonathan Davidson, Naveen Kumar, Claire Farrington-Douglas, Camille Julien, Jennifer T. Crinion
Summary: The study found that participants in the intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program showed significant improvements in language scores in speaking, writing, auditory comprehension, and reading, as well as in functional communication skills. These gains were sustained and in some cases further improved over the following 12 weeks.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Nereida Bueno-Guerra, Marta Provencio, Aida Tarifa-Rodriguez, Ana Navarro, Cristian Sempere-Iborra, Pablo Jordi, Elena de Celis-Ruiz, Maria Alonso de Lecinana, Marta Martin-Alonso, Ricardo Rigual, Gerardo Ruiz-Ares, Jorge Rodriguez-Pardo, Javier Virues-Ortega, Blanca Fuentes
Summary: Post-stroke aphasia is associated with reduced quality of life and higher risk of depression. This study aims to evaluate the impact of post-stroke aphasia on self-reported quality of life and symptoms of depression.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Review
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Jamie H. Azios, Katie A. Strong, Brent Archer, Natalie F. Douglas, Nina Simmons-Mackie, Linda Worrall
Summary: Social isolation and loneliness are common after aphasia, and maintaining friendships is crucial for the well-being of individuals with aphasia. Research is needed to understand factors influencing friendship networks and to develop interventions that support the maintenance of friendships in this population.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Aura Kagan, Nina Simmons-Mackie, Elyse Shumway, J. Charles Victor, Lisa Chan
Summary: The study results showed moderate to strong inter-rater reliability among participant speech-language pathology raters (0.65-0.96), as well as good consistency when comparing these participant ratings with an expert rater's gold standard (0.59-0.86). BOMPA may be a useful outcome measurement tool for time-pressed clinicians in clinical settings.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Binke Yuan, Hui Xie, Fangyuan Gong, Nan Zhang, Yangwen Xu, Hanqing Zhang, Jiaxuan Liu, Lifeng Chen, Chaoqun Li, Shiyao Tan, Zonghui Lin, Xin Hu, Tianyi Gu, Jingliang Cheng, Junfeng Lu, Dongqiang Liu, Jinsong Wu, Jing Yan
Summary: In this study, the reorganization of glioma-induced language networks was investigated using a dynamic meta-networking framework. The language network dynamics in resting state clustered into 4 temporal-reoccurring states both in healthy controls and patients with glioma. Spatial abnormalities of functional connections were observed in patients with left hemispheric gliomas involving language network, and these deficits predicted individual patients' language scores.
Article
Neurosciences
Shuo Xu, Qing Yang, Mengye Chen, Panmo Deng, Ren Zhuang, Zengchun Sun, Chong Li, Zhijie Yan, Yongli Zhang, Jie Jia
Summary: Intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) on the ipsilesional primary motor cortex (M1) in post-stroke aphasia (PSA) patients resulted in significant changes in brain functional activities and connectivity, suggesting potential neural plasticity and functional recovery effects.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sarah Marchina, Andrea Norton, Gottfried Schlaug
Summary: Melodic intonation therapy (MIT) has been found to be an effective alternative to traditional speech therapy for patients with large left-hemisphere lesions and post-stroke aphasia. Intensive training of intonation-supported auditory-motor coupling and engaging feedforward/feedback control regions in the unaffected hemisphere improves speech-motor functions in these patients.
ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Alexander Leff, Catherine Doogan, John Bentley, Bani Makkar, Luisa Zenobi-Bird, Amy Sherman, Simon Grobler, Jennifer Crinion
Summary: The field of human expert performance teaches us that high quality, high-dose guided practice is required to make large gains in cognitively driven acts. The same seems to be true for people with acquired brain injury. Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programmes (ICAPs) are one way to address the chronic under-dosing of therapy that most people with aphasia experience.
Review
Neurosciences
Helene Viruega, Manuel Gaviria
Summary: Neurological disorders can lead to severe and long-term disabilities, limiting the individual's ability to engage in daily activities and participate in society. By adopting more integrative interventions and considering the various aspects of the individual, such as cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and physical skills, it is possible to enhance the brain's neuroplasticity and achieve effective behavioral restitution. Traditional objective functional measures may overlook the values and goals of the disabled person, so it is important to also incorporate subjective measures that reflect the patient's perspective in order to tailor neurorehabilitation approaches more effectively.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Monica Blom Johansson, Marianne Carlsson, Per Ostberg, Karin Sonnander
Summary: This study investigated the changes in everyday life and health of SOs of PWAs after a stroke event. The findings showed that these changes had a significantly negative impact on the SOs. The relationships with PWAs and immediate family were least affected, while the perceived existence and severity of physical, cognitive, and language impairments of PWAs were strongly associated with the everyday life situation of the participants.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Madeline Cruice, Celia Woolf, Anna Caute, Katie Monnelly, Stephanie Wilson, Jane Marshall
Summary: This study found that online supported conversation intervention can improve social participation and quality of life for some individuals with aphasia. Improvement in communication confidence was also observed in some participants, although it was short-term.
