Enhancing the classification of aphasia: a statistical analysis using connected speech

D Fromm, J Greenhouse, M Pudil, Y Shi… - Aphasiology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Large-shared databases and automated language analyses allow for the
application of new data analysis techniques that can shed new light on the connected …

Analyzing language in the picnic scene picture and in conversation: The type of discourse sample we choose influences findings in people with aphasia

MC Leaman, LA Edmonds - American Journal of Speech-Language …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: People with aphasia express that improved conversational discourse is a primary
rehabilitation goal. Discourse is usually assessed using monologue, such as a picture …

Insights from important event recounts told by people with traumatic brain injury

E Zhang, J Steel, L Togher, D Fromm… - Journal of Speech …, 2024 - pubs.asha.org
Purpose: Communication can be chronically impacted by severe traumatic brain injury (TBI),
yet there is a critical lack of research investigating communication recovery beyond 12 …

How do clinicians judge fluency in aphasia?

JK Gordon, S Clough - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: Aphasia fluency is multiply determined by underlying impairments in lexical
retrieval, grammatical formulation, and speech production. This poses challenges for …

Applying core lexicon analysis in patients with anomic aphasia: Based on Mandarin AphasiaBank

YE Jiang, XY Liao, N Liu - International Journal of Language & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients with anomic aphasia experience difficulties in narrative processing.
General discourse measures are time consuming and require necessary skills. Core lexicon …

Test–retest reliability of microlinguistic information derived from spoken discourse in persons with chronic aphasia

BC Stark, JM Alexander, A Hittson, A Doub… - Journal of Speech …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize test–retest reliability of discourse
measures across a battery of common tasks in individuals with aphasia and prospectively …

Choosing discourse types that align with person-centered goals in aphasia rehabilitation: A clinical tutorial

MC Leaman, B Archer - Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: People with aphasia and their families want rehabilitation services that improve
real-world communication. Thus, clinicians and researchers have increased focus on …

Spoken discourse assessment and analysis in aphasia: An international survey of current practices

BC Stark, M Dutta, LL Murray, D Fromm, L Bryant… - Journal of Speech …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose Spoken discourse analysis is commonly employed in the assessment and
treatment of people living with aphasia, yet there is no standardization in assessment …

Verb Tense Production in People With Nonfluent Aphasia Across Different Discourse Elicitation Tasks

H Park, J Obermeyer, EJ Paek, M Zurbrugg - American Journal of Speech …, 2024 - ASHA
Purpose: Verb tense production is known to be impaired in people with nonfluent aphasia.
Selective past tense impairment in this population has been reported, but results are …

Adaptation and Reliability of the Cinderella Story Retell Task in Canadian French Persons Without Brain Injury

A Brisebois, SM Brambati, C Jutras, E Rochon… - American journal of …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Main concept (MC) analysis is a well-documented method of discourse analysis in
adults with and without brain injury. This study aims to develop a MC checklist that is …