ArticleAmerican journal of speech-language pathology2022
An Analysis of Right Hemisphere Stroke Discourse in the Modern Cookie Theft Picture.
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- Understanding Right-Hemisphere Language Disorders Through a Half-Century of Research: A Systematic Review.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2026Pooled it
- Theory of mind predicts conversational success in early right hemisphere stroke recovery.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- PICTURE-IT: a pilot randomized cross-over trial encouraging right-hemisphere engagement for the treatment of aphasia via telemedicine.Aphasiology · 2025Article
- Automated Speech Markers of Alzheimer Dementia: Test of Cross-Linguistic Generalizability.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Discourse Measures From the Modern Cookie Theft Picture Description Are Sensitive to Mild Communication Deficits Not Captured by the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised Aphasia Quotient.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2025Article
- Audio and linguistic prediction of objective and subjective cognition in older adults: what is the role of different prompts?Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Right ICD Code, Right Now: A Call to Action for Pragmatic Language Disorders After Right Hemisphere Stroke.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2024Article
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- Cognitive Rehabilitation Interventions for Post-Stroke Populations.Delaware journal of public health · 2023Article
- Establishing Norm of Connected Speech Measures for Descriptive Discourses in Cantonese-Speaking Adults.International journal of language & communication disordersArticle
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purposeAdults with right hemisphere damage demonstrate differences in connected speech compared to controls, but systematic, quantitative methods to capture these differences are lacking. The current study aimed to (a) investigate if measures using the Modern Cookie Theft picture description would identify discourse differences in acute right hemisphere stroke, and (b) examine if discourse differences were associated with documented cognitive impairment.
methodEighty-four participants completed the Modern Cookie Theft picture description within 5 days of right hemisphere stroke. Descriptions were analyzed for multiple microlinguistic characteristics. Medical charts were retrospectively reviewed for documented presence of cognitive impairment.
resultsIndividuals with acute right hemisphere stroke produced fewer content units, total syllables, and lower left-right content unit ratios compared to controls, indicating a paucity of informativeness. Presence of cognitive impairment was associated with fewer content units produced.
conclusionsMultiple measures of microlinguistic discourse characteristics differentiated adults with right hemisphere stroke from controls, highlighting variations in both the quantity and quality of connected speech. Findings continue to underscore the contribution and correlation between cognitive skills and discourse performance. Future work is needed to assess the relationship between particular cognitive domains and discourse production as well as to investigate longitudinal changes to discourse production during stroke recovery. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.20778541.
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