Author:
Teplansky Kristin J.,Wisler Alan,Green Jordan R.,Campbell Thomas,Heitzman Daragh,Austin Sara G.,Wang Jun
Abstract
<b><i>Purpose:</i></b> The goal of this study was to examine the efficacy of acceleration-based articulatory measures in characterizing the decline in speech motor control due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). <b><i>Method:</i></b> Electromagnetic articulography was used to record tongue and lip movements during the production of 20 phrases. Data were collected from 50 individuals diagnosed with ALS. Articulatory kinematic variability was measured using the spatiotemporal index of both instantaneous acceleration and speed signals. Linear regression models were used to analyze the relationship between variability measures and intelligible speaking rate (a clinical measure of disease progression). A machine learning algorithm (support vector regression, SVR) was used to assess whether acceleration or speed features (e.g., mean, median, maximum) showed better performance at predicting speech severity in patients with ALS. <b><i>Results:</i></b> As intelligible speaking rate declined, the variability of acceleration of tongue and lip movement patterns significantly increased (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The variability of speed and vertical displacement did not significantly predict speech performance measures. Additionally, based on <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> and root mean square error (RMSE) values, the SVR model was able to predict speech severity more accurately from acceleration features (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.601, RMSE = 38.453) and displacement features (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.218, RMSE = 52.700) than from speed features (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.554, RMSE = 40.772). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Results from these models highlight differences in speech motor control in participants with ALS. The variability in acceleration of tongue and lip movements increases as speech performance declines, potentially reflecting physiological deviations due to the progression of ALS. Our findings suggest that acceleration is a more sensitive indicator of speech deterioration due to ALS than displacement and speed and may contribute to improved algorithm designs for monitoring disease progression from speech signals.
Subject
LPN and LVN,Speech and Hearing,Linguistics and Language,Language and Linguistics
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