109. Cross-validation of the animation description paradigm applied to determine language dominance via functional transcranial doppler sonography

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 611 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-A. Witt ◽  
K. Prömpler ◽  
V. Maydych ◽  
C. Helmstaedter
Keyword(s):  
Transcranial Doppler ◽  
Cross Validation ◽  
Doppler Sonography ◽  
Transcranial Doppler Sonography ◽  
Language Dominance ◽  
Functional Transcranial Doppler Sonography

Determination of language dominance: Wada test confirms functional transcranial Doppler sonography

Neurology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 1591-1591 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Rihs ◽  
M. Sturzenegger ◽  
K. Gutbrod ◽  
G. Schroth ◽  
H. P. Mattle
Keyword(s):  
Transcranial Doppler ◽  
Doppler Sonography ◽  
Transcranial Doppler Sonography ◽  
Wada Test ◽  
Language Dominance ◽  
Functional Transcranial Doppler Sonography

Determination of cortical language dominance using functional transcranial Doppler sonography in left-handers

2004 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 154-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvio Basic ◽  
Sanja Hajnsek ◽  
Zdravka Poljakovic ◽  
Marela Basic ◽  
Viktor Culic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcranial Doppler ◽  
Doppler Sonography ◽  
Transcranial Doppler Sonography ◽  
Language Dominance ◽  
Functional Transcranial Doppler Sonography

Investigating multidimensionality of language lateralisation in left and right handed adults: an update on Woodhead et al. 2019

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Victoria Joan Woodhead ◽  
Paul Andrew Thompson ◽  
Emma Karlsson ◽  
Dorothy Vera Margaret Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Transcranial Doppler ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Doppler Sonography ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Transcranial Doppler Sonography ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
Functional Transcranial Doppler Sonography

A previous study we reported in this journal suggested that left and right handers may differ in their patterns of lateralisation for different language tasks. However, it had too few left handers (N=7) to reach any conclusions. For this update paper, further participants were added to the sample to create separate groups of left (N=31) and right handers (N=43). Two hypotheses were tested: 1) that lateralisation would be weaker at the group level in left than right handers; and 2) that left handers would show weaker covariance in lateralisation between tasks, supporting a two factor model.All participants performed the same protocol as in our previous paper: lateralisation was measured using functional transcranial Doppler sonography during six different language tasks, on two separate testing sessions. The results supported hypothesis 1, with significant differences in laterality between groups for four out of six tasks. For hypothesis 2, structural equation modelling showed that there was stronger evidence for a two factor model in left than right handers; furthermore, examination of the factor loadings suggested that the pattern of laterality across tasks may also differ between handedness groups. These results expand on what is known about the differences in laterality between left and right handers.

Cerebral hemodynamics in schizophrenia during the Trail Making Test: A functional transcranial Doppler sonography study

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S107-S107 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Schuepbach ◽  
S. Egger ◽  
S.C. Herpertz
Keyword(s):  
Transcranial Doppler ◽  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Doppler Sonography ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity ◽  
Cerebral Arteries ◽  
Transcranial Doppler Sonography ◽  
Cerebral Hemodynamics ◽  
Trail Making Test ◽  
Trail Making ◽  
Functional Transcranial Doppler Sonography

IntroductionSchizophrenia is a severe mental disorder, with complex symptoms involving psychosis, negative symptoms and cognitive impairment. The Trail Making Test (TMT) has been widely used to assess attention and executive function. Functional transcranial Doppler sonography (fTCD) of basal cerebral arteries allows monitoring of aberrant cerebral hemodynamics during cognitive tasks in this patient group.ObjectivesWe assessed cerebral hemodynamics in the middle cerebral arteries (MCA) using fTCD while patients with schizophrenia and healthy subjects performed the TMT and a control task.MethodsFifteen patients with chronic schizophrenia and 15 healthy controls performed the TMT-A and -B during fTCD measurements of the MCA. Dependent measures were performance, mean cerebral blood flow velocity (MFV) and the lateralization.ResultsPatients demonstrated an overall decreased speed of solution (P = 0.002), and there was no significant effect of age. They showed a significantly increased flow pattern for the TMT-B (P = 0.005). There were no lateralization differences between diagnostic groups.ConclusionsThere was a performance deficit in patients with schizophrenia for both TMT-A and -B that fits well with results of existing literature. The aberrant hemodynamic response supports the idea that cognitive performance elicits an aberrant cerebral hemodynamic correlate. It adds to the notion that fTCD is a valuable tool to correlate psychological paradigms with brain perfusion in patients with schizophrenia.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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