The Effectiveness of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Paradigms as Treatment Options for Recovery of Language Deficits in Chronic Poststroke Aphasia

Table 1

Demographics and clinical characteristics of the participants.

Participant	Sex	Age (years)	Handedness	Education (years)	Type of stroke	Months post stroke	Lesion site (left hemisphere)	Type of aphasia	Severity of aphasia	SALT prior to enrolment	Termination of SALT
1	F	74	Right	6	Ischemic	48	Diffuse frontal, parietal, and temporal (middle and superior gyri) lobes; insula; basal ganglia	Global	Severe	20 months–2 times per week–45 min of SALT	2 years before enrolment
2	M	61	Right	12	Ischemic	9	Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas; arcuate fasciculus; insula; inferior precentral gyrus; temporal pole	Anomic	Moderate-severe	6 months–2 times per week–45 min of SALT	2 months before enrolment
3	M	48	Right	15	Ischemic	11	IFG; internal capsule; insula; caudate nucleus; putamen; inferior precentral gyrus	Broca’s	Moderate-severe	8 months–4 times per week–45 minutes	10 days before enrolment
4	F	72	Right	12	Ischemic	50	Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas; arcuate fasciculus; insula; superior posterior temporal gyrus; middle posterior temporal gyrus	Anomic	Moderate-severe	24 months–2 times per week–45 min of SALT	2 years before enrolment
5	M	55	Right	17	Ischemic	8	Precentral gyrus; postcentral gyrus; arcuate fasciculus; internal capsule; caudate nucleus; putamen	Global	Severe	4 months–4 times per week–45 minutes	10 days before enrolment
6	M	26	Right	16	Ischemic	109	IFG; MFG; SFG; insula; basal ganglia; arcuate fasciculus; internal capsule; anterior temporal lobe; Wernicke’s area, anterior temporal lobe most likely due to an arachnoid cyst	Anomic	Mild	10 months–4 times per week–45 minutes	7 years before enrolment