The Effect of rTMS over the Different Targets on Language Recovery in Stroke Patients with Global Aphasia: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Study

Table 2

WAB-AQ and subtest performances of the rTMS-w group, rTMS-b group, and sham group at pre- and posttreatment.

Test	Baseline Pre-rTMS			Post rTMS			F	ANOVA Group Time (P)
	rTMS-w (n=18)	rTMS-b (n=13)	Sham; (n=15)	rTMS-w (n=18)	rTMS-b (n=13)	Sham (n=15)
Spontaneous speech	1.70±1.59	1.08±1.75	1.07±2.19	2.83±1.58	5.00±3.08	1.93±2.69	17.512	0.001
Auditory comprehension	1.58±0.98	2.02±1.86	1.21±1.57	3.64±1.11	3.68±1.85	2.17±1.92	6.099	0.005
Repetition	1.35±1.78	1.63±2.12	1.09±1.89	2.80±2.22	4.03±2.34	1.37±1.87	9.331	0.001
Naming	0.04±0.18	0.54±1.19	0.03±0.10	0.61±0.85	1.45±2.31	0.60±0.98	0.428	0.655
AQ	9.06±7.12	10.48±12.49	7.05±10.67	19.79±7.53	27.59±18.06	12.37±14.26	11.977	0.001