Functional Network Changes After High-Frequency rTMS Over the Most Activated Speech-Related Area Combined With Speech Therapy in Chronic Stroke With Non-fluent Aphasia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) to the lesional hemisphere requires prudence in selecting the appropriate stimulation spot. Functional near-IR spectroscopy (fNIRS) can be used in both selecting the stimulation spot and assessing the changes of the brain network. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of HF-rTMS on the most activated spot identified with fNIRS and assess the changes of brain functional network in the patients with poststroke aphasia.

Methods

A total of five patients received HF-rTMS to the most activated area on the lesional hemisphere, followed by 30 min of speech therapy for 10 days. The Korean version of the Western aphasia battery (K-WAB) and fNIRS evaluation were done 1 day before the treatment, 1 day and

SUBMITTER: Chang WK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8866644 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature