Research Article

Effect of Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Naming Abilities in Early-Stroke Aphasic Patients: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Sham-Controlled Study

Table 4

Mean total scores of naming test at baseline, after therapy and 15 weeks post-treatment of the two subgroups with lesion including the anterior part of language area.

E ( )C ( )
AccuracyRTAccuracyRT

Pre-rTMS (mean, SD)15.88 (5.69)2.45 (1.65)14.70 (6.33)2.32 (0.84)
Immediately Post-rTMS (mean, SD)18.88 (2.23)1.51 (0.65)16.30 (4.83)3.28 (2.27)
15-week followup (mean, SD)20.00 (0.0)1.16 (0.41)*17.70 (4.19)2.93 (2.29)

E: experimental group, C: control group, SD: standard deviation, Accuracy: total number of pictures correctly named, RT: reaction time, : level of significance in U Mann-Whitney test ( ; ).