Speech Therapy and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy in Post-stroke Anomic Aphasia

"Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation(TMS) has been used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in the treatment of many neurological and psychiatric diseases such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, myelopathy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, movement disorders, epilepsy, and depression. It is a way to stimulate the targeted areas in the cerebral cortex without invasive methods. The application of TMS in the aphasia usually consists of repetitive stimulations, in order to activate or deactivate the target area.~In this study, 10 sessions of 1-Hz low frequency rTMS for 20 minutes will be applied to the inferior frontal gyrus of the right frontal lobe."

Speech therapy will be given to each patient by the same therapist, and the treatment will last 10 days, 60 minutes a day. It will consist of exercises to improve the articulation and comprehension.