title: Efficacy of semantic-phonological treatment combined with tDCS for verb retrieval in a patient with aphasia.
abstract: Recent studies reported enhanced performance on language tasks induced by transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in patients with aphasia. One chronic patient with non-fluent aphasia received 20 sessions of a verb anomia training combined with off-line bihemispheric tDCS applied to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) - anodal tDCS over left DLPFC plus cathodal tDCS over right DLPFC. A significant improvement in verb naming was observed at all testing times (4, 12, 24, and 48 weeks from post-entry/baseline testing) for treated and untreated verbs. Our findings show beneficial effects of verb anomia training in combination with tDCS in chronic aphasic patient, suggesting a long-lasting effect of this treatment.
authors.affiliation: a IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli , Brescia , Italy.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manenti
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petesi
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brambilla
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosini
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miozzo
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Padovani
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miniussi
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cotelli
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012660:Semantics; D013070:Speech Therapy; D065908:Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
keywords: naming; non-invasive brain stimulation; speech therapy