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Behavior, Cognition and Neuroscience
Volume 21, 2015 - Issue 1
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Efficacy of semantic–phonological treatment combined with tDCS for verb retrieval in a patient with aphasia

Rosa ManentiIRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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Michela PetesiIRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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Michela BrambillaIRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy;Center for Cognitive Science, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Sandra RosiniIRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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Antonio MiozzoCentre for Brain Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurology Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Alessandro PadovaniCentre for Brain Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurology Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy;Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, National Neuroscience Institute, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Carlo MiniussiIRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy;Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, National Neuroscience Institute, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Maria CotelliIRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 109-119 | Received 08 May 2013, Accepted 15 Nov 2013, Published online: 13 Jan 2014
 
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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.

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