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Utilizing Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Language Function in Stroke Patients with Chronic Non-fluent Aphasia

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Diagnosing and managing post-stroke aphasia.

Shannon M Sheppard^1,2, Rajani Sebastian³

¹Department of Communication Sciences and Disorder, Chapman University , Irvine, CA, USA.

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

|November 24, 2020

Summary

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Aphasia classification is moving beyond traditional syndromes to individualized profiles, incorporating speech recognition. Future research needs large trials for behavioral therapies, brain stimulation, and medications to improve aphasia recovery.

Keywords:

Aphasia medication noninvasive brain stimulation rehabilitation speech therapy stroke

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Area of Science:

Neurology
Speech-Language Pathology
Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

Aphasia, a language disorder, significantly impacts functional outcomes, mood, quality of life, and social participation.
Post-stroke aphasia presents with heterogeneous language deficits, necessitating refined classification and treatment approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

To review traditional and novel aphasia classification methods, including automatic speech recognition.
To examine established behavioral treatments and emerging therapies like noninvasive brain stimulation and pharmacotherapy for aphasia.

Main Methods:

Review of traditional syndrome-based aphasia classification.
Analysis of recent advancements incorporating automatic speech recognition for classification.
Survey of behavioral treatment approaches and adjunctive therapies.

Main Results:

Aphasia classification is shifting towards individualized patient profiles from rigid syndrome-based categories.
Emerging techniques like automatic speech recognition offer new avenues for objective classification.
Noninvasive brain stimulation and pharmacotherapy show promise in augmenting behavioral treatments.

Conclusions:

Aphasia diagnosis and management are increasingly personalized.
There is a critical need for robust clinical trials to validate new treatment modalities.
Future research should focus on large-scale, randomized controlled trials for behavioral interventions, brain stimulation, and pharmacotherapy.