Advance of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Aphasia after Stroke (review) / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Aphasia is common after stroke, and seriously influences the family and social communication of the patients. As a safe and noninvasive therapy, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is used to induce or enhance neural plasticity, including promoting the recovery of aphasia after stroke. This paper reviewed mechanism of speech recovery and the application of rTMS for aphasia after stroke.