A review on the effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on post-stroke aphasia

Reviews in the Neurosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 105-114

  Wong, Ivy S Y ^a   Tsang, Hector W H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

APHASIA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84877971357     PISSN: 03341763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2012-0072     Document Type: Review

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