Article

Aphasia researchers and clinicians share some basic beliefs about language
recovery post stroke.
Most agree there is a spontaneous recovery period and
language recovery may be enhanced by participation in a behavioral therapy
program. The application of biological interventions in the form of
pharmaceutical treatments or brain stimulation is less well understood in the
community of people who work with individuals having aphasia. The purpose of this
article is to review the literature on electrical brain stimulation as an
intervention to improve aphasia recovery. The article will emphasize emerging
research on the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to accelerate
stroke recovery. We will profile the current US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)-approved application to depression to introduce its potential for future
application to other syndromes such as aphasia.

Langue : ANGLAIS