{"title":"Association between language function and body composition characteristics in patients with subacute left hemispheric stroke","authors":"Soo Jeong Han, J. Suh","doi":"10.54029/2023upt","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Background & Objectives: Stroke-related sarcopenia and language disorder are main sequelae of stroke. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between language function and body composition characteristics in patients with subacute left hemiplegic stroke. Methods: Body mass index, skeletal muscle index (SMI), and body fat percentage using bioimpedance analysis, hand grip strength, and Medical Research Council (MRC) sum score were evaluated. Language function was evaluated using the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB). A partial correlation analysis was used to assess the relationship between body composition and language function. Results: A total of 54 patients with subacute left hemispheric stroke were enrolled in the study. The aphasia quotient (AQ) of WAB was significantly correlated with SMI, body fat percentage, MRC-sum score, MRC-sum score of unaffected side and hand grip strength. In the multiple regression analysis after adjusting for age and sex, the AQ of WAB was significantly correlated with SMI. Conclusions: Skeletal muscle index showed highest correlation with language function in patients with left hemispheric stroke.","PeriodicalId":49757,"journal":{"name":"Neurology Asia","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Neurology Asia","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.54029/2023upt","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"CLINICAL NEUROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background & Objectives: Stroke-related sarcopenia and language disorder are main sequelae of stroke. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between language function and body composition characteristics in patients with subacute left hemiplegic stroke. Methods: Body mass index, skeletal muscle index (SMI), and body fat percentage using bioimpedance analysis, hand grip strength, and Medical Research Council (MRC) sum score were evaluated. Language function was evaluated using the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB). A partial correlation analysis was used to assess the relationship between body composition and language function. Results: A total of 54 patients with subacute left hemispheric stroke were enrolled in the study. The aphasia quotient (AQ) of WAB was significantly correlated with SMI, body fat percentage, MRC-sum score, MRC-sum score of unaffected side and hand grip strength. In the multiple regression analysis after adjusting for age and sex, the AQ of WAB was significantly correlated with SMI. Conclusions: Skeletal muscle index showed highest correlation with language function in patients with left hemispheric stroke.
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Neurology Asia (ISSN 1823-6138), previously known as Neurological Journal of South East Asia (ISSN 1394-780X), is the official journal of the ASEAN Neurological Association (ASNA), Asian & Oceanian Association of Neurology (AOAN), and the Asian & Oceanian Child Neurology Association. The primary purpose is to publish the results of study and research in neurology, with emphasis to neurological diseases occurring primarily in Asia, aspects of the diseases peculiar to Asia, and practices of neurology in Asia (Asian neurology).