Montreal–Toulouse Language Assessment Battery: Evidence of criterion validity from patients with aphasia

Pagliarin, Karina Carlesso; Ortiz, Karin Zazo; Barreto, Simone dos Santos; Parente, Maria Alice de Mattos Pimenta; Nespoulous, Jean–Luc; Joanette, Yves; Fonseca, Róchele Paz

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2015.07.045

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“…In addition to the M1-Alpha, there is an extended version of the MT-86 protocol known as the MT-86β, which was adapted to Brazilian Portuguese and named Bateria Montreal-Toulouse de Avaliação da Linguagem (MTL-BR) (Montreal-Toulouse Language Assessment Battery) (Parente et al, 2016 ). The MTL-BR has proved fully applicable to the Brazilian population, prompting researchers to consider developing a brief version of the battery similar to the format of the M1-Alpha (Pagliarin et al, 2014 ; Pagliarin et al, 2014 ; Pagliarin et al, 2015 ; Pagliarin et al, 2015 ; Parente et al, 2016 ).…”

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Brief Montreal-Toulouse Language Assessment Battery: adaptation and content validity

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Benfica

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Background Evaluating patients in the acute phase of brain damage allows for the early detection of cognitive and linguistic impairments and the implementation of more effective interventions. However, few cross-cultural instruments are available for the bedside assessment of language abilities. The aim of this study was to develop a brief assessment instrument and evaluate its content validity. Methods Stimuli for the new assessment instrument were selected from the M1-Alpha and MTL-BR batteries (Stage 1). Sixty-five images were redesigned and analyzed by non-expert judges (Stage 2). This was followed by the analysis of expert judges (Stage 3), where nine speech pathologists with doctoral training and experience in aphasiology and/or linguistics evaluated the images, words, nonwords, and phrases for inclusion in the instrument. Two pilot studies (Stage 4) were then conducted in order to identify any remaining errors in the instrument and scoring instructions. Results Sixty of the 65 figures examined by the judges achieved inter-rater agreement rates of at least 80%. Modifications were suggested to 22 images, which were therefore reanalyzed by the judges, who reached high levels of inter-rater agreement (AC1 = 0.98 [CI = 0.96–1]). New types of stimuli such as nonwords and irregular words were also inserted in the Brief Battery and favorably evaluated by the expert judges. Optional tasks were also developed for specific diagnostic situations. After the correction of errors detected in Stage 4, the final version of the instrument was obtained. Conclusion This study confirmed the content validity of the Brief MTL-BR Battery. The method used in this investigation was effective and can be used in future studies to develop brief instruments based on preexisting assessment batteries.

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Brief Montreal-Toulouse Language Assessment Battery: adaptation and content validity

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“…All participants completed the semantic and phonemic VF tasks from the MTL-BR ( 4 ) . The MTL-BR have satisfactory psychometric proprieties ( 18 , 19 ) . MTL-BR ( 4 ) was designed to evaluate several components of oral and written language, including oral and written expression and comprehension, praxis abilities, and mathematical skills, in patients with a history of brain damage.…”

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Clustering and switching in verbal fluency: a comparison between control and individuals with brain damage

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Fernandes

Muller

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Purpose The aim of this study is to analyze and compare the performance and strategies used by control subjects and patients with unilateral brain damage on phonemic and semantic Verbal Fluency tasks. Methods The sample consisted of 104 participants divided into four groups (26 with left hemisphere damage and aphasia- LHDa, 28 with left hemisphere damage and no aphasia- LHDna, 25 with right hemisphere damage- RHD and 25 neurologically healthy control subjects). All participants were administered the phonemic (“M” letter-based) and semantic (animals) verbal fluency tasks from the Montreal-Toulouse Language Assessment Battery (MTL-BR). Results Patients in the LHDa group showed the worst performance (fewer words produced, fewer clusters and switches) in both types of fluency task. RHD group showed fewer switching productions when compared with controls and LHDna had fewer words productions than controls in the first 30 seconds block. Conclusion Our findings suggest that the LHDa group obtained lower scores in most measures of SVF and PVF when compared to the other groups.

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“…The patients were at least 18 years old, Brazilian Portuguese native speakers, right-handed, and diagnosed with motor aphasia due to left-hemisphere lesions, as confirmed by computed tomography scans or magnetic resonance imaging. The individuals were assessed initially to confirm the diagnosis of motor aphasia by a speech therapist using the Montreal-Toulouse Language Assessment Battery (MTL-BR) (8) .…”

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What are the barriers to participation in a neuromodulation pilot trial for aphasia after stroke?

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Ribeiro

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Purpose Aphasia is a common and debilitating manifestation of stroke. Transcranial electrical stimulation uses low-intensity electric currents to induce changes in neuronal activity. Recent evidence suggests that noninvasive techniques can be a valuable rehabilitation tool for patients with aphasia. However, it is difficult to recruit patients with aphasia for trials, and the reasons for this are not well understood. This study aimed to elucidate the main difficulties involved in patient’s recruitment and inclusion in a randomized clinical study of neuromodulation in aphasia. Methods We evaluated the reasons for the exclusion of patients in a pilot, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial in which patients diagnosed with motor aphasia after stroke were recruited from March to November 2018. A descriptive statistical analysis was performed. Results Only 12.9% (4) of patients with ischemic stroke were included in the clinical trial. A total of 87.1% (27) of the 31 recruited patients were excluded for various reasons including: sensory aphasia (32.2%), dysarthria (25.8%), spontaneous clinical recovery (16.1%), previous stroke (6.4%), and death or mutism (3.2%). Conclusion The presence of other types of aphasia, dysarthria, spontaneous recovery, deaths, and mutism were barriers to recruiting patients evidenced in this neuromodulation study.

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Montreal–Toulouse Language Assessment Battery: Evidence of criterion validity from patients with aphasia

Cited by 10 publications

References 40 publications

Brief Montreal-Toulouse Language Assessment Battery: adaptation and content validity

Brief Montreal-Toulouse Language Assessment Battery: adaptation and content validity

Clustering and switching in verbal fluency: a comparison between control and individuals with brain damage

What are the barriers to participation in a neuromodulation pilot trial for aphasia after stroke?

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