ArticleBrain sciences2021
Capturing Neuroplastic Changes after iTBS in Patients with Post-Stroke Aphasia: A Pilot fMRI Study.
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- Effectiveness of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) on Post-Stroke motor dysfunction: A Meta-Analysis of randomized controlled trials.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Pooled it
- Application of diffusion tensor imaging in the diagnosis of post-stroke aphasia: a meta-analysis and systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Intermittent theta-burst stimulation with physical exercise improves poststroke motor function: A systemic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Neuromodulation for post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation: established cortical stimulation and emerging network-based targets.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Review
- Dynamic functional reorganization in post-stroke aphasia: a state-of-the-art fMRI review from disease evolution to intervention.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
- Clinical feasibility and cortical effects of synchronous mirror therapy on speech-language and upper limb motor function after stroke.BMC neurology · 2025Article
- Effects of intermittent theta burst stimulation on upper limb motor recovery in early stroke patients: an fNIRS study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Immediate Neuroplastic Changes in the Cortex After iTBS on the Cerebellum of Stroke Patients: A Preliminary fNIRS Study.Neural plasticity · 2025Article
- Targeted neurorehabilitation strategies in post-stroke aphasia.Restorative neurology and neuroscience · 2023Review
- Determining levels of linguistic deficit by applying cluster analysis to the aphasia quotient of Western Aphasia Battery in post-stroke aphasia.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Primary Motor Cortex beyond Motor Rehabilitation: A Review of the Current Evidence.Brain sciences · 2022Review
- Modern Developments in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: The Editorial.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the primary motor cortex in stroke survivors-more than motor rehabilitation: A mini-review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Review
- Efficacy of rTMS in Post-Stroke Bilingual Aphasia: A Single Case Experimental Design.International journal of language & communication disordersArticle
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Intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) is a high-efficiency transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) paradigm that has been applied to post-stroke aphasia (PSA). However, its efficacy mechanisms have not been clarified. This study aimed to explore the immediate effects of iTBS of the primary motor cortex (M1) of the affected hemisphere, on the functional activities and connectivity of the brains of PSA patients. A total of 16 patients with aphasia after stroke received iTBS with 800 pulses for 300 s. All patients underwent motor, language, and cognitive assessments and resting-state functional MRI scans immediately before and after the iTBS intervention. Regional, seed-based connectivity, and graph-based measures were used to test the immediate functional effects of the iTBS intervention, including the fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF), degree centrality (DC), and functional connectivity (FC) of the left M1 area throughout the whole brain. The results showed that after one session of iTBS intervention, the fALFF, DC, and FC values changed significantly in the patients' brains. Specifically, the DC values were significantly higher in the right middle frontal gyrus and parts of the left parietal lobe (
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