Stroke. Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of cerebral arteries
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Subjects will participate in 5 consecutive real tDCS sessions (20 min, 1mA). The active electrode (anode) and the reference electrode (cathode) is placed over left
the active electrode (anode) and the reference electrode (cathode) is placed over left superior temporal gyrus (left-STG) and right supraorbital respectively. 1 mA current intensity only for the first
Sponsors
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with Aphasia due to stroke More than 6 month from stroke onset Age range in 30-80 years Right-handedness Left stroke
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of seizer, dementia, and neuro-psychological disorders Sever visual or hearing sensory deficits Sever Dysarthria Moderate to sever oral or speech Apraxia More than once stroke Global Aphasia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of Aphasia. Timepoint: Before intervention, Immediately and one week after intervention. Method of measurement: Score of Persian-Western Aphasia Battery -1 (P-WAB-1).;Executive Function. Timepoint: Before intervention, Immediately and one week after intervention. Method of measurement: Score of Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactBahareh Rezaei
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed