An evaluation of language in brain tumor patients using a new cognitively motivated testing protocol.

Faulkner, Josh W.; Wilshire, Carolyn E.; Parker, Andrew; Cunningham, Kay

doi:10.1037/neu0000374

“…On the basis of this framework, Faulkner, Wilshire, Parker, and Cunningham (2015) developed the Brief Language Assessment for Surgical Tumours (BLAST) for the assessment of language function in brain tumour patients. The BLAST is comprised of nine separate subtasks: picture naming, verb generation, picture-word verification, real and nonword repetition, Stroop, letter fluency, category fluency, and articulatory agility.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Recently, Faulkner and colleagues (2015) developed the BLAST for the assessment of language function in brain tumour patients (Faulkner, Wilshire, Parker, & Cunningham, 2015). The BLAST adopts a "core skills" approach, which assesses core cognitive skills that have each been identified as essential for the production and/or comprehension of language.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The key performance measures listed in Table 2.3 were obtained for each patient, and converted into a z-score using the control data reported in Faulkner et al (2015). Following this, the z-scores were combined using the formulae listed in Table 2.3, in order to derive a total score for each core cognitive skill.…”

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“…possible to derive numerical scores for eight core cognitive skills: accessing semantic knowledge, lexical selection, phonological encoding, auditory word recognition, verb retrieval, goal-driven response-selection, phonological STM, and articulatory-motor planning. In this way, the administration time of the BLAST is kept to a minimum (i.e., 20-30 minutes), yet the subtasks still provide a rich indication of an individual's linguistic profile.In a preoperative sample of 53 individuals undergoing surgery for undifferentiated cerebral tumours,Faulkner et al (2015) found that 53% of patients scored below the normal range on at least one core cognitive skill in the BLAST, relative to healthy age-matched controls. Importantly, performance on the core cognitive skill measures was consistent with hypotheses based upon the tumour location.…”

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<p>The majority of diagnostic assessments of aphasia—an acquired language disorder that commonly occurs after stroke or brain injury—are based upon the classical model of language. A major limitation of these diagnostic assessments is that they are based upon a very simple neuroanatomical model of language function. In the decades since the classical model, cognitive theories of language function have developed considerably, which provides a much richer framework for the assessment of acquired language disorders. On the basis of this framework, Faulkner, Wilshire, Parker, and Cunningham (2015) developed the Brief Language Assessment for Surgical Tumours (BLAST) for the assessment of language function in brain tumour patients, based upon the notion that language can be decomposed into core cognitive skills. In the current thesis, we evaluate the efficacy of the BLAST in individuals with chronic post-stroke aphasia, cross-validate the core cognitive skills identified by the BLAST with independent measures argued to index the same theoretical construct, and evaluate whether an individual’s linguistic profile on the BLAST is predictive of performance on a more naturalistic sentence production task. The results from the current research can be divided into three primary findings. First, we found that the BLAST could be administered to individuals with post-stroke aphasia, and that the linguistic profiles provided by the BLAST extend far beyond the predictions derived from neural localization and classical diagnostic assessments. Second, we found support for the validity of five of the core cognitive skills. Third, we found some support for the notion that performance on the BLAST may be predictive of performance on a more naturalistic sentence production task. In short, the current findings suggest that the BLAST holds potential as a clinical tool for the assessment of language function in a range of different neurological populations.</p>

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“…Breaks were offered at the completion of each task, or if the patient experienced any discomfort or fatigue. The following sections provide a brief summary of each task; further details are available in Faulkner et al (2015).…”

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A "Core Skills" Approach to the Assessment of Acquired Language Disorders: Exploration and Cross-Validation

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A "Core Skills" Approach to the Assessment of Acquired Language Disorders: Exploration and Cross-Validation

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