An Analysis of Right Hemisphere Stroke Discourse in the Modern Cookie Theft Picture.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Adults with right hemisphere damage demonstrate differences in connected speech compared to controls, but systematic, quantitative methods to capture these differences are lacking. The current study aimed to (a) investigate if measures using the Modern Cookie Theft picture description would identify discourse differences in acute right hemisphere stroke, and (b) examine if discourse differences were associated with documented cognitive impairment.

Method

Eighty-four participants completed the Modern Cookie Theft picture description within 5 days of right hemisphere stroke. Descriptions were analyzed for multiple microlinguistic characteristics. Medical charts were retrospectively reviewed for documented presence of cognitive impairment.

Results

Individuals wit

SUBMITTER: Berube SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9907448 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature