Foreign Accent Syndrome

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Foreign Accent Syndrome: A Neurolinguistic Analysis
Keulen, Stefanie Agnes Marino Theo
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Foreign Accent Syndrome:

A Neurolinguistic Analysis
STEFANIE KEULEN
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Foreign Accent Syndrome:

A Neurolinguistic Analysis
PhD thesis
to obtain the degree of PhD of the University of Groningen on the
authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. E. Sterken, and in
accordance with the decision by the College of Deans
and
to obtain the degree of PhD of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel on the
authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. C. Pauwels, and in
accordance with the decision by the examining committee
Double Degree PhD
This thesis will be defended in public on
Thursday 18 May 2017 at 14.30 hours
by

Stefanie Agnes Marino Theo Keulen
born on 14 March 1990
in Tongeren, Belgium
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Supervisors
Prof. Y.R.M. Bastiaanse
Prof. P.A. Mariën
Prof. J.W.M. Verhoeven
Assessment committee
Prof. B.A.M. Maassen
Prof. M.L. Berthier
Prof. R.A. Varley
Prof. A. Housen

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Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
I thought a lot about what and who to include in my acknowledgments. Of course, the
three people immediately coming to mind are Prof. Dr. Peter Mariën, Prof. Dr. Roelien
Bastiaanse and Prof. Dr. Jo Verhoeven. All of them top-class researchers, who have
taught me so much over the past years.
Peter trusted me with ample files on extraordinary FAS-cases he’d seen at the hos-
pital and would immediately call me when a new patient presented him- or herself,
making sure that I was always busy. He verified my manuscripts into incredible detail.
Roelien has welcomed me to Groningen like no one else could have done. This included
convivial dinners at her place, where wine was poured and food was scooped in such a
fashion I felt as if she was my surrogate mom… . My research has benefited from her
experience in various neurolinguistic topics. Her insights have significantly increased
the quality of my output. Jo, top-phonetician, thank you for your helpful comments to
all the manuscripts. Thank you for taking the phonetic/acoustic analyses to another
level... All three of you have been an inspiration to me in one way or another and have
kept me motivated to go all the way!
I would also like to thank my lovely colleagues at the RUG; Seçkin, Vania, Jakolien,
Adrià, Srdjan - my wonderful paranymph -, Bernard, so many others and later also
Giang. They also made my stay a period to never forget: you’re all amazing researchers
and I hope to see you again someday. Many thanks to the TABU organizing committee
Anna, Isabelle, Marco, Rik, Toivo, and Dr. Martijn Wieling, for being so understanding
as to my physical absence during our meetings (thank god for Skype...). Also a big thank
you to Dr. Roel Jonkers, who was always ready to help with reviewing content of articles
and who helped me with some of the statistics.
Of course, I only saw my RUG-colleagues for short periods, as most of them were
continuously travelling (including Roelien: I don’t know how you do it!). I spent most
of my time at the VUB, with Elke, Kim and Tine. Elke, you have been my buddy since the
first day I arrived; I couldn’t have asked for a warmer and better welcome. Kim, many
thanks for being a fantastic colleague and helping me with the WOT! Tine, thanks in
general for always being there, because I often was alone until you came around! Thanks
for the many laughs we shared. To all of my fellow PhD-colleagues at the VUB - Kim C.,
Manon, Bastien, Olivier, Esther, Aafke, Hannelore and Ann Peeters - I will miss the
coca-cola breaks. Thank you to all the other VUB-colleagues: Alex, Wim, Rik, Jill and all
the others who were there for me whenever I needed them. A special thank you to Prof.
Dr. Philippe Paquier, the other brilliant neurolinguist, who really incited the eager to
pursue a PhD in Neurolinguistics when I was still a Master’s student.
Thank you Christel Claes, PhD candidate at SCIL Leuven, and my life-long best
friend and paranymph, for living through this experience with me and good luck with
your own defense! Thank you Aysha Salam for proofreading my PhD and for being
there for me, even while living at the other side of the world. Thank you Prof. Douglas
Atkinson for proofreading my PhD as well! It was nice to see that after all these years I
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could still count on you! The same goes for Terese Millet, my master student. I hope you
will realize all your dreams! Nella Bonfanti: Merci à toi pour ces moments à midi. Un
grand merci à toi et ton mari, Glauco Bonfanti, votre porte était toujours ouverte pour
m’acueillir et je n’oublierai pas ça!
Then there is of course, my family. I would first like to thank my parents, the best
parents in the world, Christel and Frank, for they gave me the opportunity to study
whatever and wherever I wanted to. Their weekly visits with my brother and their dog
helped me get through some of the hardships of the PhD-writing process. To Dominique:
Mon futur mari, je ne crois pas que j’aurais commencé ce doctorat si tu n’avais pas été là.
Tu as été à côté de moi pendant tout ce chemin... à chaque étape... On va aller très loin
ensemble, toi et moi, je te promets!
Last, but not least, I would like to thank Prof. Dr. Marcelo Berthier, Prof. Dr. Alex
Housen, Prof. Dr. Ben Maassen and Prof. Dr. Rosemary Varley for reading my thesis and
formulating a favorable opinion with regards to its public defense. Finally, and most
importantly, I would also like to thank all of the collaborators (Louis De Page, Peggy
Wackenier, ...), the schools, universities and especially patients who have been so kind
to participate in the experiments and without whom this dissertation would not have
been possible...
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Acknowledgments
list of AbbreviAtions
ABA-2 - Apraxia Battery for Adults-2
ADAS - Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale
ADL - Activities of Daily Living
AIDS - Assessment of Intelligibility of Dysarthric Speech
AoS - Apraxia of Speech
APA - American Psychiatric Association
AQ - Aphasia Quotient
ASHA - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
BA - Brodmann Area
BADA - Batteria per l’analisi dei deficit afasici
BDAE - Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination
BDI - Beck Depression Inventory
BNT - Boston Naming Test
BVMT-R - Brief Visuospatial Memory Test - Revised
CAS - Childhood Apraxia of Speech
CCAS - Cerebellar Cognitive Affective Syndrome
CEFR- Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
CES-D - Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale
CLQT - Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test
COWAT - Controlled Oral Word Association Task
CVLT - California Verbal Learning Test
CT - Computed Tomography
d - day(s)
DAS - Developmental Apraxia of Speech
DBS - Deep Brain Stimulation
DES - Direct Electrical Stimulation
D-KEFS - Delis-Kaplan Executive Function Scale
DISQ-R - Dissociation Questionnaire -Revised
DO-80 - Test de Dénomination Orale d’Images
DSM - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
DSQ-60 - Defense Style Questionnaire - 60
DTI - Diffusion Tensor Imaging
DWI - Diffusion Weighted Imaging
EEG - Electroencephalogram
EPVS - Expanded Perivascular Spaces
F - Female
FAS - Foreign Accent Syndrome
FSIQ - Full Scale Intelligence Quotient
HADS - Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
HBV - Hepatitis B Virus
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HCV - Hepatitis C Virus
HDS - Hierarchic Dementia Scale
HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IQ - Intelligence Quotient
ICC - Intraclass Correlation Coefficient
K-FAST - Korean version of Frenchay Aphasia Screening
L1 - First language
L2 - Second language
L3 - Third language
LIPP - List of Indiscriminate Psychopathology
m - Month(s)
M - Male/Mean (depending on chapter)
MAE - Multilingual Aphasic Examination
Max - Maximum
MCA - Middle Cerebral Artery
Min - Minimum
MMPI - Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
MMSE - Mini Mental State Examination
MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MS - Multiple Sclerosis
MVA - Motor Vehicle Accident
NA - Not Administered
NEO-PI-R - Revised Neuroticism-Extraversion-Openness Personality Inventory
NPI-40 - Narcissistic Personality Inventory - 40
OCD - Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
PALPA - Psycholinguistic Assessments of Language Processing in Aphasia
pc. - Percentile
PENO - Protocole d’Evaluation Neuropsychologique Optimal
PFC - Prefrontal Cortex
PIQ - Performance Intelligence Quotient
PNI - Pathological Narcissism Inventory
PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
PPTT - Pyramid and Palm Tree Test
PVI - Pairwise Variability Index
PVWM - Periventricular White Matter
RAVLT - Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test
RCF - Rey Complex Figure
RCPM - Raven Colored Progressive Matrices
RISB - FR - Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank - French version
ROCF - Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test
ROI - Region of Interest
SAN-Test - Stichting Afasia Nederland - Test
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Acknowledgments
SCL-90-R - Symptom Checklist-90-Revised
SD - Standard Deviation
SLI - Specific Language Impairment
SPECT - Single Positron Emission Computed Tomography
SS - Supernormality Scale
STAI - State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
STG - Superior Temporal Gyrus
TIA - Transient Ischemic Attack
TMT - Trail Making Test
VIQ - Verbal Intelligence Quotient
WAB - Western Aphasia Battery
WAIS - Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
WCST - Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
WM - White Matter
WMS - Wechsler Memory Scale
WMS-R - Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised
WRAT - Wide Range of Achievement Test
y - year(s)

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