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ArticleClinical case reports2024

Combining computer-based rehabilitative approach with tDCS for recovering of aphasia: Implications from a single case study.

Marianna Contrada, Federica Scarfone, Antonella Iozzi, Simone Carozzo, Martina Vatrano, Maria Grazia Nicoletta, Giuseppe Nudo, Maria Quintieri, Paolo Tonin, Antonio Cerasa

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Marianna ContradaS. Anna Institute Crotone Italy.
Federica ScarfoneS. Anna Institute Crotone Italy.
Antonella IozziS. Anna Institute Crotone Italy.
Simone CarozzoS. Anna Institute Crotone Italy.
Martina VatranoS. Anna Institute Crotone Italy.
Maria Grazia NicolettaS. Anna Institute Crotone Italy.
Giuseppe NudoS. Anna Institute Crotone Italy.
Maria QuintieriS. Anna Institute Crotone Italy.
Paolo ToninS. Anna Institute Crotone Italy.
Antonio CerasaS. Anna Institute Crotone Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8022-4770

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of a single left hemisphere temporal-parietal stroke with subacute global aphasia and severe verbal apraxia and moderate dysphagia. The patient underwent a combined transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and language stimulation with Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System (VRRS). Patient was treated in a 1-h session, for 5 days a week, for 4 consecutive weeks. After treatment, evident improvements in the comprehension of oral and written language, swallowing abilities, and caregiver burden were detected. Power spectrum analysis of EEG data revealed significant enhancements of

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aphasialanguage comprehensionstroketDCSVRRS cognitive treatment

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PMID38799514
PMCPMC11111603

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