Clinical Study
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 |
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