The relationship between non-linguistic cognitive deficits and language recovery in patients with aphasia
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Background and purpose Non-linguistic cognitive impairments may limit rehabilitation efficacy in patients with aphasia. The aim of this study was to determine whether post-stroke aphasia was associated with impairments of visuo-spatial working memory and abstract thinking and whether these deficits adversely affected language recovery.Methods Baseline visuo-spatial memory and abstract thinking abilities were assessed in 78 patients with post-stroke aphasia and 38 healthy controls. Then, 47 of the 78 patients with aphasia completed three weeks of speech and language training. Therapy outcome was assessed by comparing pre- and post-treatment scores on the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination.Results Even though the patients' non-linguistic cognitive abilities were impaired in general, the patients were heterogeneous with regard to their deficits. Linguistic and non-linguistic deficits appeared to be distinct, although they could be concurrent. Visuo-spatial working memory was associated with the degree of improvement in two functions crucial to language communication: naming and comprehension. No relationship was found between language therapy outcome and abstract thinking ability.
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Age influences inter-individual variability in treated language improvement in post-stroke aphasia.
“It is well established that inter-individual variability in TLI in post-stroke aphasia is influenced by an array of factors, including, but not limited to, age12–15, education16–19, aphasia severity11,14,15,20,21, baseline cognitive abilities13,22,23, and, specific to bPWA, bilingual language experience and language of treatment (e.g., whether therapy is delivered in L1 or L2)24,25.”
From Machine Learning Predictions of Recovery in Bilingual Poststroke Aphasia: Aligning Insights With Clinical Evidence (2025) · cites this paper as [13]
Baseline cognitive abilities influence inter-individual variability in treated language improvement in post-stroke aphasia.
“It is well established that inter-individual variability in TLI in post-stroke aphasia is influenced by an array of factors, including, but not limited to, age12–15, education16–19, aphasia severity11,14,15,20,21, baseline cognitive abilities13,22,23, and, specific to bPWA, bilingual language experience and language of treatment (e.g., whether therapy is delivered in L1 or L2)24,25.”
From Machine Learning Predictions of Recovery in Bilingual Poststroke Aphasia: Aligning Insights With Clinical Evidence (2025) · cites this paper as [13]
Previous studies demonstrate the impact of cognitive factors, such as attention, memory, and executive function, on treatment-induced language recovery in monolingual aphasia.
“This finding resonates with previous studies demonstrating the impact of cognitive factors, such as attention, memory, and executive function, on treatment-induced language recovery in monolingual aphasia13,22,23.”
From Machine Learning Predictions of Recovery in Bilingual Poststroke Aphasia: Aligning Insights With Clinical Evidence (2025) · cites this paper as [13]
The influence of cognitive factors on treatment outcomes has been found in monolingual aphasia studies, with stronger skills conferring better outcomes.
“The influence of cognitive factors on treatment outcomes has been found in monolingual aphasia studies13,22,23, with stronger skills conferring better outcomes.”
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“demonstrated across the case series (Murray, 2017; Seniów et al., 2009).”
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Marte, M. J., Carpenter, E., Scimeca, M., Russell-Meill, M., Peñaloza, C., Grasemann, U., Miikkulainen, R., & Kiran, S. (2025) · Stroke · doi:10.1161/strokeaha.124.047867 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
“13,22,23 The role of cognitive function in bilingual aphasia recovery may be even more pronounced, given the increased demands on cognitive control and language selection mechanisms in bilingual language processing.”
Haldin, C., Lœvenbruck, H., Hueber, T., Marcon, V., Piscicelli, C., Perrier, P., Chrispin, A., Pérennou, D. A., & Baciu, M. V. (2020) · Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics · doi:10.1080/02699206.2020.1780473 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
“…it is necessary to maintain the integrity of some cognitive abilities (verbal and visuo-spatial short-term memory, working memory, executive function) because of their impact on aphasia severity, language function and its recovery (Dignam et al., 2017; Fonseca et al., 2017; Seniów et al., 2009).”
BackgroundMethodBerthier, M. L., Dávila, G., García‐Casares, N., & Moreno‐Torres, I. (2013) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-7672-6_6 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
El-Tallawy, H. N., Gad, A. H. E. S., Ali, A. M., & Abd-El-Hakim, M. N. (2019) · The Egyptian Journal of Neurology Psychiatry and Neurosurgery · doi:10.1186/s41983-019-0086-7 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Brief Montreal-Toulouse Language Assessment Battery: adaptation and content validity
Altmann, R. F., Ortiz, K. Z., Benfica, T. R., de Oliveira, E. P., & Pagliarin, K. C. (2020) · Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica · doi:10.1186/s41155-020-00157-6 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Investigating Aphasia Recovery: Demographic and Clinical Factors
Papageorgiou, G., Kasselimis, D. S., Angelopoulou, G., Laskaris, N., Tsolakopoulos, D., Velonakis, G., Tountopoulou, A., Vassilopoulou, S., & Potagas, C. M. (2023) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci14010007 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
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“also found impaired visual space and logical thinking in patients with aphasia [36].”
BackgroundShort-term memory and sentence comprehension in Catalan aphasia
Llussa, I. S., Muntané-Sánchez, H., & Gavarró, A. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.880398 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
“This emphasizes the need to assess people with aphasia exhaustively in order to precisely describe each patient’s profile and plan an adequate intervention program (see van Mourik et al., 1992; Hinckley et al., 2001; Helm-Estabrooks, 2002; Seniów et al., 2009; Murray, 2012; Kuzmina and Weekes, 2017; Marinelli et al.,…”
BackgroundResultInfluentialTreatment of aphasia in linguistically diverse populations: current and future directions
Imaezue, G. C., Ajayi, D., & Davis, C. (2025) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1612413 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Maki, Y., Morita, A., & Makizako, H. (2023) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph20043005 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
“However, neuropsychological testing alone is limited in its ability to accurately detect disorders due to impaired consciousness and aphasia [14,15], and testing is difficult in cases of severe impairment of arousal, emotion, and communication, thereby limiting the target population.”
BackgroundAssessment of cognition in aphasia: Perspectives from clinicians and researchers
Tessaro, B., Brownsett, S. L. E., Hameau, S., Simić, T., Nickels, L., Gilmore, N. M., Peñaloza, C., Robson, H., & Salis, C. (2025) · Neuropsychological Rehabilitation · doi:10.1080/09602011.2025.2506598 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
“…non-linguistic cognitive impairments across different cognitive domains (e.g., El Hachioui et al., 2014 – the Netherlands; Fama et al., 2024 – USA; Fonseca et al., 2019 – Portugal; Yao et al., 2020 – China; Marinelli et al., 2017 – Italy; Olsson et al., 2019 – Sweden; Seniów et al., 2009 – Poland).”
Verbal and Non-verbal Working Memory Capacityand its Relation to Sentence Comprehension in Aphasia
김유빈, 김연희, & 성지은 (2013) · Journal of speech-language & hearing disorders · doi:10.15724/jslhd.2013.22.1.001 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Predicting home discharge after inpatient rehabilitation of stroke patients with aphasia
Ginex, V., Viganò, M., Gilardone, G., Monti, A., Gilardone, M., & Corbo, M. (2022) · Neuropsychological Rehabilitation · doi:10.1080/09602011.2021.2021951 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
“Conversely, other studies (Fedorenko & Varley, 2016; Seniów et al., 2009) did not support such a hypothesis and highlighted the mutual independence between these two domains considering both clinical performances and neuroimaging.”
The Therapeutic Effect of Schuell’s Stimulation Approach for Severe Chronic Aphasia
Marsalisi, C. A., Hughes, S., & Mozeiko, J. L. (2022) · Aphasiology · doi:10.1080/02687038.2022.2096206 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Avaliação da linguagem após acidente vascular cerebral em adultos no estado de Sergipe
Arruda, J. S., Reis, F. P., & Fonseca, V. (2014) · Revista CEFAC · doi:10.1590/1982-021620142613 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Cognitive Functions Supporting Learning Over Time in Naming Treatment for Aphasia
Goldberg, E. B., Hula, W. D., Cavanaugh, R., Swiderski, A. M., Autenreith, A., & Dickey, M. W. (2025) · Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research · doi:10.1044/2025_jslhr-25-00101 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Rajtar-Zembaty, A., Przewoźnik, D., Bober-Płonka, B., Starowicz–Filip, A., Rajtar-Zembaty, J., Nowak, R., & Przewłocki, R. (2015) · Aktualności Neurologiczne · doi:10.15557/an.2015.0002 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Ahmadi, P., Shafiei, B., Ghasisin, L., & Husak, R. S. (2022) · Aphasiology · doi:10.1080/02687038.2022.2076280 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
“In a study by Seniów et al. (2009), the researchers found an association between visuospatial working memory ability and posttreatment improvements on naming and auditory comprehension assessments in people with aphasia.”
BackgroundAfshangian, F., Jaberi, A. R., Wellington, J., Amer, S. A. K., Chaurasia, B. K., khanzadeh, S., Safari, H., Freddi, T. D. A. L., Soltani, A., Pipek, L. Z., et al. (2023) · British Journal of Visual Impairment · doi:10.1177/02646196221145378 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
“…on reading, Actions performed by the eyes are routinely employed to study oculomotor integrity and associated cognition in populations affected by neurotypical and neurological disease (Beeson et al., 1993; Burgio & Basso, 1997; Helm-Estabrooks, 2002; Murray et al., 1998; Seniów et al., 2009).”
BackgroundWorking Memory Treatment for an Individual with Chronic Aphasia: A Case Study
Paek, E. J., & Murray, L. L. (2014) · The Aphasiology Archive (University of Pittsburgh) · Cited by 4 · see citing works
A randomized crossover single-case series comparing blocked versus random treatment for anomia
Diedrichs, V. A., Lundine, J. P., Blackett, D. S., Durfee, A. Z., Pan, X. J., & Harnish, S. M. (2022) · Neuropsychological Rehabilitation · doi:10.1080/09602011.2022.2050411 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
“Since there is literature to suggest that working memory is frequently affected in persons with aphasia (Burgio & Basso, 1997; Lang & Quitz, 2012; Mayer & Murray, 2012; Potagas et al., 2011; Seniow et al., 2009; Wright & Fergadiotis, 2012) and informs treatment response (Harnish & Lundine, 2015), this could be an inte…”
BackgroundNarrative production and executive functions in post-stroke agrammatic aphasia
Peristeri, E., Nerantzini, M., Drakoulaki, K., Boznou, A., & Varlokosta, S. (2024) · Aphasiology · doi:10.1080/02687038.2024.2393221 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
“…research has frequently found impairments in executive function skills, such as working memory and cognitive flexibility, in persons with aphasia (Seniów et al., 2009) and agrammatic aphasia (Frankel et al., 2007; Martin & Allen, 2008; Peristeri, Tsimpli, et al., 2020), the question whether…”
Aphasia in the Cognitive Disorders Context – Preliminary Study
Šebková, L., & Vitásková, K. (2015) · SOCIETY INTEGRATION EDUCATION Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference · doi:10.17770/sie2015vol3.385 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
“…are often directed merely by the results of language tests even though people with aphasia show a high rate of variability in cognitive processes, given that the negative influence of non-linguistic disorders of cognitive functions was proven in the therapies of aphasia (Seniów et al., 2009).”
BackgroundInfluentialSPEECH THERAPY PERSPECTIVE OF NEUROCOGNITIVE REHABILITATION IN PATIENTS WITH APHASIA
Kytnarová, L. (2018) · Listy klinické logopedie · doi:10.36833/lkl.2018.024 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Verbal and nonverbal cognitive control functions in post-stroke nonfluent aphasia
Szollosi, I., Fenyvesi, E., Yang, S.-Y., & Marton, K. (2025) · Aphasiology · doi:10.1080/02687038.2025.2586717 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Dysfunkcje wykonawcze w afatycznych zaburzeniach mowy po udarze mózgu
Rajtar-Zembaty, A., Przewoźnik, D., Starowicz–Filip, A., & Będkowska-Korpała, B. (2014) · Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii · doi:10.1016/j.pin.2014.03.004 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
“nia i rozumienia [69].”
Biddau, F., Brisotto, C., Innocenti, T., Ranaldi, S., Meneghello, F., D’Imperio, D., & Nordio, S. (2023) · American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology · doi:10.1044/2022_ajslp-22-00042 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
An electrophysiological and behavioral investigation of feedback-based learning in aphasia
Nunn, K., Arbel, Y., & Rohter, S. V. (2023) · Aphasiology · doi:10.1080/02687038.2023.2267780 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
“…are variable in people with aphasia (PWA) (Fonseca et al., 2019; Marinelli et al., 2017) and have been identified in several studies as predictive of aphasia treatment response (Dignam et al., 2016; El Hachioui et al., 2014; Gilmore et al., 2019; Lambon Ralph et al., 2010; Seniów et al., 2009).”
Backgroundpal, S., Pal, A., Pal, S., Palit, D., Biswas, D., & Roy, D. K. (2024) · Neurology Asia · doi:10.54029/2024zcj · Cited by 1 · see citing works
“21,22,24,25 These studies had male: female patients’ ratio in the range of 1.5: 1 to 1.7: 1, whereas our study had 3: 1 (male: female) patients’ ratio.”
BackgroundInfluentialHaldin, C., Dai, S., Piscicelli, C., Marcon, V., Lœvenbruck, H., Pérennou, D. A., & Baciu, M. V. (2024) · Journal of Neuropsychology · doi:10.1111/jnp.12406 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
“Non-linguistic cognitive factors, including visuospatial working memory, verbal short-term memory, problem-solving ability and executive functions, significantly affect speech- and-language recovery (Dignam et al., 2017; Gilmore et al., 2019; Seniów et al., 2009; Simic et al., 2020).”
Lemmetyinen, S., Hokkanen, L., & Klippi, A. (2025) · Aphasiology · doi:10.1080/02687038.2025.2495609 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
“Some studies have suggested they correlate (Baldo et al., 2005; Kiss & Csépe, 2024; Yao et al., 2020), while others have not found a correlation (Seniów et al., 2009; Vukovic et al., 2008).”
Fuchs, A., Laures-Gore, J. S., Choo, A. L., Rice, K. G., Moore, E., & Rodriguez, A. D. (2025) · Aphasiology · doi:10.1080/02687038.2025.2516829 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
“Post-stroke cognitive impairments have been identified as having a significant impact on language performance in people with aphasia (Cahana-Amitay & Jenkins, 2018; Henderson et al., 2017; Murray, 2012; Rogalski et al., 2010; Schachten & Jansen, 2015; Seniów et al., 2009).”
Hula, W. D., Dickey, M. W., Autenreith, A., Swiderski, A. M., Babiak, M. C., Nunn, K., Johnson, J. P., Nader, M. M., Tessmer, R., Hula, S. N. A., et al. (2026) · Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research · doi:10.1044/2026_jslhr-26-00097 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH APHASIA USING MODIFIED RESTORATION METHODS
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“ние беглости мыслительных процессов) [1, 7, 8, 9]; – дифференцирование степеней тяжести всех форм речевых расстройств (в том числе выделение грубых степеней тяжести у больных с акустикомнестической и семантической афазией); – учет характера течения (легче воспринимаются осмысленные слова, чем бессмысленные сочетания з…”
The Profile of Task Performances for Cognitive-communicative Intervention in the Oldest-Old
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“특히 구어 작업기억 은 언어적 처리와의 상관성이 높은 것으로 보고되며, 전반적 인 지 자원으로서 비구어 작업기억 기제의 수행도 뒷받침되어야 한 다(Seniów et al., 2009).”
Nonlinguistic Cognitive Functions of Mandarin Speakers With Poststroke Aphasia
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“Third, visuospatial learning may be a significant predictor of aphasia treatment outcomes (e.g., improving naming and comprehension) as well as patient response to treatment (Diedrichs et al., 2022; Dignam et al., 2017; Gilmore et al., 2019; Seniów et al., 2009).”
Multimodal Communication Program for Adults: Cognitive Considerations
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Qualidade de vida dos pacientes afásicos e de seus familiares
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- Authors
- Seniów, J., Litwin, M., & Leśniak, M.
- Affiliations
- Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology (PL)
- Corresponding author
- Seniów, Joanna
- Venue
- Journal of the Neurological Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-08
- Volume
- 283
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 91-94
- ISSN
- 0022-510X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2046976383
- Cited by
- 124
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of the Neurological Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Keywords
- post-stroke aphasia, visuospatial working memory, abstract thinking, language recovery, aphasia rehabilitation, speech therapy, naming, language comprehension, cognitive heterogeneity
- MeSH terms
- Aphasia, Cognition Disorders, Female, Humans, Language Tests, Language Therapy, Male, Memory Disorders, Memory, Short-Term, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Speech Therapy, Thinking, Treatment Outcome, Stroke
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