Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: We randomized 24 patients with non- fluent aphasia to receive 15 consecutive sessions (5 days/week for 3 weeks) of A- tDCS (1 mA, 10 min; n = 14) or sham tDCS (S- tDCS: 1 mA, 25 sec; n = 10) over Broca's area followed by 45-min SLT. Naming ability was assessed before the rehabilitation, after its completion, and three months later. RESULTS: Both groups significantly improved after the therapy. There were no statistically significant between-group differences in the short-term or long-term tDCS effects on naming accuracy and naming time. The A- tDCS group obtained higher effect sizes in naming time, both post-treatment and at the 3-month follow-up, suggesting potential benefits of the stimulation. CONCLUSIONS: The findings provide only weak evidence for A- tDCS-related language gains during early neurorehabilitation of post- stroke aphasia. Further research is needed to explore the effectiveness of this kind of neuromodulation.
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Authors | Katarzyna Ewa Polanowska, Marcin Maciej Leśniak, Joanna Barbara Seniów, Wojciech Czepiel, Anna Członkowska |
Journal | Restorative neurology and neuroscience
(Restor Neurol Neurosci)
Vol. 31
Issue 6
Pg. 761-71
( 2013)
ISSN: 1878-3627 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 24047756
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Anomia
(psychology, rehabilitation)
- Aphasia
(etiology, rehabilitation)
- Double-Blind Method
- Electric Stimulation Therapy
(methods)
- Electrodes
- Electroencephalography
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Frontal Lobe
(pathology)
- Humans
- Language Tests
- Language Therapy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pilot Projects
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke
(complications)
- Stroke Rehabilitation
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