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Semin Speech Lang 2012; 33(03): 188-202
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1320039
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Transcranial Brain Stimulation to Treat Aphasia: A Clinical Perspective

Julius Fridriksson
1   Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
,
H. Isabel Hubbard
1   Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
,
Sarah Grace Hudspeth
1   Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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31 July 2012 (online)

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Abstract

Transcranial brain stimulation was first introduced and described during mid-1900s. Since that time, the literature on brain stimulation has expanded with spurious advances in techniques and applications, from its use as a purely investigative tool used to better understand brain mechanisms to its use as a clinical treatment for neurologic diseases. This article offers a brief overview of the development, history, and mechanisms of transcranial brain stimulation, as well as an in-depth discussion of transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation; two methods currently being investigated as treatments for aphasia. Our aim is to provide speech-language pathologists with an overview of the current state of literature on transcranial brain stimulation, as initial findings show it may be a promising new tool for aphasia rehabilitation.

Keywords

Brain stimulation - aphasia - treatment - transcranial magnetic stimulation - transcranial direct current stimulation
 

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