Remote Inference of Cognitive Scores in ALS Patients Using a Picture Description

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2309.06989v1
• Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:30:30 GMT
• Title: Remote Inference of Cognitive Scores in ALS Patients Using a Picture Description
• Authors: Carla Agurto, Guillermo Cecchi, Bo Wen, Ernest Fraenkel, James Berry, Indu Navar, Raquel Norel
• Abstract summary: We implement the digital version of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS Screen test for the first time. This test which is designed to measure cognitive impairment was remotely performed by 56 participants from the EverythingALS Speech Study. We analyze the descriptions performed within +/- 60 days from the day the ECAS test was administered and extract different types of linguistic and acoustic features.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal disease that not only affects movement, speech, and breath but also cognition. Recent studies have focused on the use of language analysis techniques to detect ALS and infer scales for monitoring functional progression. In this paper, we focused on another important aspect, cognitive impairment, which affects 35-50% of the ALS population. In an effort to reach the ALS population, which frequently exhibits mobility limitations, we implemented the digital version of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS Screen (ECAS) test for the first time. This test which is designed to measure cognitive impairment was remotely performed by 56 participants from the EverythingALS Speech Study. As part of the study, participants (ALS and non-ALS) were asked to describe weekly one picture from a pool of many pictures with complex scenes displayed on their computer at home. We analyze the descriptions performed within +/- 60 days from the day the ECAS test was administered and extract different types of linguistic and acoustic features. We input those features into linear regression models to infer 5 ECAS sub-scores and the total score. Speech samples from the picture description are reliable enough to predict the ECAS subs-scores, achieving statistically significant Spearman correlation values between 0.32 and 0.51 for the model's performance using 10-fold cross-validation.

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