SynthesisNeuroRehabilitation2024
Does SLT combined with NIBS enhance naming recovery in post-stroke aphasia? A meta-analysis and systematic review.
Synthesis in NeuroRehabilitation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Emerging trends and research hotspots of non-invasive brain stimulation for stroke: a bibliometric and visualization study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- fNIRS-Guided neuronavigated rTMS augments naming recovery in subacute post-stroke aphasia: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Trial
- Non-invasive brain stimulation: current and future applications in neurology.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2025Review
- Modern Technologies Supporting Motor Rehabilitation After Stroke: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Navigating the Complexity of Bilingual Aphasia: Current Insights and Future Directions.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Advances in Neuromodulation Techniques for Aphasia Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Review
- Effects of low-frequency rTMS combined with speech and language therapy on Broca's aphasia in subacute stroke patients.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundNon-invasive brain stimulation has been widely used as an adjunctive treatment for aphasia following stroke.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of non-invasive brain stimulation as an adjunctive treatment on naming function in aphasia following stroke.
methodsThis review included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 5 databases (Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, OVID and PubMed) that investigated the effects of electrical stimulation on stroke patients. The search included literature published up to November 2023.
resultsWe identified 18 studies, and the standardized mean differences (SMDs) showed that the effect sizes of TMS and tDCS were small to medium. Moreover, the treatment effects persisted over time, indicating long-term efficacy.
conclusionThis study suggested that NIBS combined with speech and language therapy can effectively promote the recovery of naming function in patients with post-stroke aphasia (PSA) and that the effects are long lasting.
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