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ArticleJournal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR2022

Acoustic and Kinematic Assessment of Motor Speech Impairment in Patients With Suspected Four-Repeat Tauopathies.

Claire Cordella, Sarah E Gutz, Marziye Eshghi, Kaila L Stipancic, Megan Schliep, Bradford C Dickerson, Jordan R Green

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Article in Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Claire CordellaDepartment of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, Boston University, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-9433-6079
Sarah E GutzProgram in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-1601-0639
Marziye EshghiDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0003-1270-6521
Kaila L StipancicDepartment of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo, NY.ORCID 0000-0001-5185-563X
Megan SchliepDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-3218-2086
Bradford C DickersonDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Jordan R GreenProgram in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-1464-1373
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Funding

Imaging tau, amyloid, and neurodegeneration in PPAR01DC014296 · NIDCD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI DICKERSON, BRADFORD C, JOHNSON, KEITH A. · 2016 to 2020
$4.3M
SPEECH MOVEMENT CLASSIFICATION FOR ASSESSING AND TREATING ALSR01DC013547 · NIDCD · MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS · PI GREEN, JORDAN R · 2014 to 2018
$3.2M
Early Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease: Using Speech Markers to Detect Mild Cognitive ImpairmentK23DC019179 · NIDCD · MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS · PI ESHGHI, MARZIYE · 2021 to 2025
$1.1M
Prolonging Functional Speech in Persons with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Real-Time Virtual Vocal TractK24DC016312 · NIDCD · MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS · PI GREEN, JORDAN R · 2017 to 2021
$949k
Mechanisms of apraxia of speech in primary progressive aphasiaF31DC015703 · NIDCD · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI CORDELLA, CLAIRE ELIZABETH · 2016 to 2017
$68k
NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC015703NIDCD NIH HHS K23 DC019179NIDCD NIH HHS K24 DC016312NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC013547NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC014296
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to use acoustic and kinematic speech measures to characterize type of motor speech impairment-apraxia of speech (AOS) versus dysarthria-in individuals with four-repeat tauopathy (4RT)-associated syndromes, including nonfluent variant primary progressive aphasia (nfvPPA), primary progressive AOS (PPAOS), corticobasal syndrome (CBS), and progressive supranuclear palsy syndrome (PSPs).

methodTwenty patient participants were recruited and stratified into two groups: (a) a motor-speech-impaired group of individuals with nfvPPA, PPAOS, CBS, or PSPs and suspected 4RT pathology ("MSI+") and (b) a non-motor-speech-impaired group of individuals with logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia ("MSI-"). Ten healthy, age-matched controls also participated in the study. Participants completed a battery of speech tasks, and 15 acoustic and kinematic speech measures were derived. Quantitative speech measures were grouped into feature categories ("AOS features," "dysarthria features," "shared features"). In addition to quantitative speech measures, two certified speech-language pathologists made independent, blinded auditory-perceptual ratings of motor speech impairment. A principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted to investigate the relative contributions of quantitative features.

resultsQuantitative speech measures were generally concordant with independent clinician ratings of motor speech impairment severity. Hypothesis-driven groupings of quantitative measures differentiated predominantly apraxic from predominantly dysarthric presentations within the MSI+ group. PCA results provided additional evidence for differential profiles of motor speech impairment in the MSI+ group; heterogeneity across individuals is explained in large part by varying levels of overall severity-captured by the shared feature variable group-and degree of apraxia severity, as measured by the AOS feature variable group.

conclusionsQuantitative features reveal heterogeneity of MSI in the 4RT group in terms of both overall severity and subtype of MSI. Results suggest the potential for acoustic and kinematic speech assessment methods to inform characterization of motor speech impairment in 4RT-associated syndromes. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.21401778.

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AphasiaAphasia, Primary ProgressiveApraxiasPrimary Progressive Nonfluent AphasiaTauopathiesAcousticsBiomechanical PhenomenaDysarthriaHumansSpeech

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PMID36306508
PMCPMC9940887
OpenAlexW4307585121

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