Research Article
The Role of the Cognitive Control System in Recovery from Bilingual Aphasia: A Multiple Single-Case fMRI Study
| | | Subject 1 | Subject 2 | Subject 3 | Subject 4 | Subject 5 |
| | Age | 61 | 65 | 63 | 49 | 79 | | Gender | M | F | F | M | M | | Scholarity (years) | 16 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 16 | | Lesion site | Left frontotemporal | Left frontobasal area | Left basal ganglia | Left sylvian | Left frontal-insula-sylvian | | Lesion etiology | Ischemic + hemorrhagic stroke | Epidural hematoma | Hemorrhagic stroke | Ischemic stroke | Ischemic stroke | | Time after stroke at T1 (days) | 34 | 21 | 64 | 7 | 21 | | Time after stroke at T2 (days) | 120 | 118 | 166 | 110 | 135 | | Language therapy between T1 and T2 | | | | | | | Language of therapy | L1 | L2 | L2 | — | L1 | | Number & duration of therapy sessions | 25 sessions (45 min./session) | 1 session (30 min.) | 41 sessions (45 min./session) | — | 10 sessions
(45 min./session) | | Type of therapy | CAT
CIAT | CAT | CAT | — | CAT |
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CAT: computer assisted therapy for anomia to improve lexical access.
CIAT: constraint induced aphasia therapy.
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