Induction of neuroplasticity and recovery in post-stroke aphasia by non-invasive brain stimulation.

ABSTRACT: Stroke victims tend to prioritize speaking, writing, and walking as the three most important rehabilitation goals. Of note is that two of these goals involve communication. This underscores the significance of developing successful approaches to aphasia treatment for the several hundred thousand new aphasia patients each year and over 1 million stroke survivors with chronic aphasia in the U.S. alone. After several years of growth as a research tool, non-invasive brain stimulation (NBS) is gradually entering the arena of clinical aphasiology. In this review, we first examine the current state of knowledge of post-stroke language recovery including the contributions from the dominant and non-dominant hemispheres. Next, we briefly discuss the methods and the physiologic basis of the use of in

SUBMITTER: Shah PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3870921 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature