Therapeutic effect of gradual attention training on language function in patients with post-stroke aphasia: a pilot study

Zhang, Hong; He, Liu; Li, Ruojin; Li, Zhenlan

doi:10.1177/0269215519864715

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“… Liu et al (2019) used fingertip-based adaptive force control tasks to train attention function and found that the efficiency of the executive control network during ANT was significantly improved after training. Zhang et al (2019) found that gradual attention training seems to improve the language function of poststroke aphasia patients. Allcock et al (2009) studied the effects of computer-programed attention tasks in Parkinson’s patients and found that attention function training can improve patients’ walking ability and reduce the frequency of falls.…”

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Attention impairment in patients with cervical dystonia: An attention network test study

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ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate attentional network functional characteristics in patients with cervical dystonia (CD).MethodsA total of 29 patients with CD and 26 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. All subjects participated in the study and underwent the Attention Network Test (ANT), which evaluated the efficiencies of three independent attention networks (alerting, orienting, and executive control), as well as reaction time (RT) and accuracy.ResultsSignificant differences between CD patients (9.86 ± 27.95 ms) and HCs (33.62 ± 23.41 ms) were observed in the alerting network (t = −3.40, p < 0.05). In contrast, the orienting network (t = 0.26, p = 0.79), executive control network (Z = −0.55, p = 0.58), total mean reaction time (t = −2.6, p = 0.79), and total accuracy rate (Z = −1.67, p = 0.09) showed no significant differences between the two groups.ConclusionPatients with CD showed a significant deficit in the alerting network. However, they did not show any deficits in the orienting or executive control network. In addition, the alerting, orienting, and executive control network functions of CD patients were all affected by the severity of torticollis, especially the alerting network function.

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Attention impairment in patients with cervical dystonia: An attention network test study

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“…Zhang et al 67 conducted a randomized controlled trial, in which the first group received impairment-specific language therapy, whereas the second group received additional gradual attention training. 68 Prior to and after treatment, language function was assessed by components of the WAB, including spontaneous speech, auditory comprehension, repetition, and naming, and WAB-AQ was calculated.…”

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“…Based on these findings, Murray and colleagues proposed that structured attention training may result in improvements limited to specific attention skills, whereas positive changes in untrained functions, including language, are less likely. Peach et al 63 Chronic PWA (n=4) L-SAT 64 Improvement on treatment tasks Western Aphasia Battery-Revised Aphasia Quotient (WAB-R AQ) 37 Object and Action Naming Battery 65 Discourse Comprehension Test 66 Language-specific attention training and domain-general attention training result in language improvement APT-III 62 Language treatment versus language plus attention training Zhang et al 67 Chronic PWA (n=40) Impairment-specific language therapy Impairment-specific language therapy + gradual attention training 68 Subtest scores and Aphasia Quotient WAB 24 Combination of language and attention training is more successful than language training alone Modarres et al 69 Case study with chronic PWA Language therapy targeting anomia Attentive rehabilitation of attention and memory 70…”

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How Much Attention Do We Pay to Attention Deficits in Poststroke Aphasia?

Varkanitsa¹,

Godecke

Kıran³

2023

Stroke

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Although language deficits are the primary area of weakness, people with poststroke aphasia often experience challenges with nonlinguistic cognitive skills, including attention processing. The purpose of this review is to synthesize the evidence for the relationship between attention deficits and language deficits in people with poststroke aphasia. Three different types of studies are reviewed: (1) studies exploring whether people with poststroke aphasia exhibit concomitant attention and language deficits, (2) studies explicitly exploring the relationship between attention and language deficits in people with poststroke aphasia, and (3) either language or attention (or both) treatment studies exploring whether treatment gains in one domain generalize to the other. In the last section, we briefly review research evidence for the neural basis of the attention-language relationship in aphasia.

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“…What is more? Attention treatments can effectively improve language function in PSA patients, there are some treatments that were proven effective, such as gradual attention training [6], Attention Process Training-3 [7], attention process training-II [8], et al…”

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Alerting, Orienting, Executive Control and Language Function in Post-stroke Aphasia Patients

Huang¹,

Shu²,

Xu³

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Background: Aphasia is frequently observed in post-stroke patients, and this population usually presents attention impairment. Attention is considered to play an important role in the language recovery of patients with Post-Stroke Aphasia (PSA). However, it is no idea whether language function correlates with attention performance. In our study, we investigated the association between attention and language function in PSA patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed from September 2020 to May 2021. A total of 26 PSA patients and 26 healthy people without neurological disorders were recruited in this study. And demographic, language performance, attention performance were recorded. The Aphasia Battery of Chinese (ABC) was applied to assess language performance. Attention network tests were used to measure attention performance. The attention scores were compared between the PSA patients and healthy people. The correlation analysis and stepwise linear regression analysis are used to explore the relationship between attention and language in the PSA group. Results: A total of 26 PSA patients (male/female = 21:5) and 26 healthy people (male/female = 21:5) were enrolled in the study. The mean ages were 50.00 ± 9.01 years, 48.88 ± 7.01, respectively. According to ABC, 14 (53.85%) patients experienced Broca's aphasia. In accordance with Attention Network Test (ANT), there were significant differences in accuracy and reaction time between the PSA group and the control group (all P<0.05). Orienting RT and alerting inverse efficiency (IE) were significant differences between the two groups. The spearman correlation revealed that executive control was associated with aphasia severity grade, repetition correlated with alerting, auditory comprehension correlated with orienting. And after the stepwise regression analysis, executive control RT alone emerged as a significant predictor of auditory comprehension. Alerting IE and orienting RT are the predictors of repetition. Conclusions: The results suggest that among PSA patients, language items (aphasia severity grade, auditory comprehension, and repetition) are related to three specific attention functions: alerting, orienting, and executive control. Disentangling the mechanism of attention deficits in PSA patients may provide a supplement for the rehabilitation strategies in PSA patients.

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Therapeutic effect of gradual attention training on language function in patients with post-stroke aphasia: a pilot study

Cited by 9 publications

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Attention impairment in patients with cervical dystonia: An attention network test study

Attention impairment in patients with cervical dystonia: An attention network test study

How Much Attention Do We Pay to Attention Deficits in Poststroke Aphasia?

Alerting, Orienting, Executive Control and Language Function in Post-stroke Aphasia Patients

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