Robotic Arm Rehabilitation in Chronic Stroke Patients With Aphasia May Promote Speech and Language Recovery (but Effect Is Not Enhanced by Supplementary tDCS)

Robotic Arm Rehabilitation in Chronic Stroke Patients With Aphasia May Promote Speech and Language Recovery (but Effect Is Not Enhanced by Supplementary tDCS)

Objective: This study aimed to determine the extent to which robotic arm rehabilitation for chronic stroke may promote recovery of speech and language function in individuals with aphasia.Methods: We prospectively enrolled 17 individuals from a hemiparesis rehabilitation study pairing intensive robo...

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Main Authors: Adam Buchwald, Carolyn Falconer, Avrielle Rykman-Peltz, Mar Cortes, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Gary W. Thickbroom, Hermano Igo Krebs, Felipe Fregni, Linda M. Gerber, Clara Oromendia, Johanna Chang, Bruce T. Volpe, Dylan J. Edwards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
aphasia
stroke rehabilitation
apraxia of speech
motor control
Neurorehabilitation
tDCS
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00853/full

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