Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Working Memory Training to Address Language Impairments in Aphasia: A Case Study

Table 1

Participant inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
(a) Native speaker of Cypriot-Greek	(a) Severe aphasia diagnosed using the Greek version of the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination – Short Form (BDAE-SF) [30]
(b) Age 21-79 y.o	(b) Damaged dorsolateral prefrontal cortex area as identified in the MRI
(c) First-time single left hemisphere stroke	(c) Traumatic brain injury
(d) Presence of aphasia	(d) History of psychiatric or other neurological illness
(e) Right-hand dominance	(e) Depression
(g) Adequate single-word comprehension	(f) Epilepsy/seizures
	(g) Pregnancy
	(h) Colour-blindness or other visual disorders/visual neglect
	(i) Hearing loss
	(k) Significant general medical problems including liver, cardiac, or renal dysfunctions; (l) Present or past alcohol or drug abuse; (j) Metal or medical implants (i.e., cardiac pacemakers)