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Prediction of Aphasia Severity in Patients with Stroke Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging

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BRAIN SCIENCES
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11030304

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aphasia; stroke; white matter; diffusion tensor imaging

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  1. Fund of Biomedical Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University Hospital

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This study classified aphasia severity using Western Aphasia Battery and identified optimal cut-off values for Language-Related White Matter fibers. Correlations were found between certain white matter tracts and Western Aphasia Battery subscores, indicating potential for predicting language impairment severity in post-stroke aphasia patients using diffusion tensor imaging-based analysis.
This study classified the severity of aphasia through the Western Aphasia Battery and determined the optimal cut-off value for each Language-Related White Matter fiber and their combinations, we further examined the correlations between Language-Related White Matter and Western Aphasia Battery subscores. This retrospective study recruited 64 patients with aphasia. Mild/moderate and severe aphasia were classified according to cut-off Aphasia Quotient score of 51 points. Diffusion tensor imaging and fractional anisotropy reconstructed Language-Related White Matter in multiple fasciculi. We determined the area under the covariate-adjusted receiver operating characteristic curve to evaluate the accuracy of predicting aphasia severity. The optimal fractional-anisotropy cut-off values for the individual fibers of the Language-Related White Matter and their combinations were determined. Their correlations with Western Aphasia Battery subscores were analyzed. The arcuate and superior longitudinal fasciculi showed fair accuracy, the inferior frontal occipital fasciculus poor accuracy, and their combinations fair accuracy. Correlations between Language-Related White Matter parameters and Western Aphasia Battery subscores were found between the arcuate, superior longitudinal, and inferior frontal occipital fasciculi and spontaneous speech, auditory verbal comprehension, repetition, and naming. Diffusion-tensor-imaging-based language-Related White Matter analysis may help predict the severity of language impairment in patients with aphasia following stroke.

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