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

<table class="table-group" id="tab7"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Task</td><td class="align_center">Treatment results</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">WM–number of correct responses</td><td class="align_center">Improved and maintained</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">RCPM</td><td class="align_center">Non-significant improvement and maintenance in subtest AB</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">BDAE auditory comprehension</td><td class="align_center">No improvement</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">BDAE oral expression</td><td class="align_center">Significant improvement and maintenance in the Boston naming test</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">BDAE reading</td><td class="align_center">Nonsignificant improvement and maintenance in matching cases/scripts and word identification<br/>Significant trend for improvement in the overall reading task</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Narrative (MAIN)</td><td class="align_center">Non-significant improvement and maintenance</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Procedural discourse</td><td class="align_center">No improvement</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Communication efficiency (SSLA)</td><td class="align_center">Improvement and maintenance</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">QoL</td><td class="align_center">Improvement and maintenance</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Task performance after the treatment.</div>

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