Effect of High Frequency Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Recovery of Chronic Post-Stroke Aphasia

Language is a complex function that includes the participation of different brain regions from both hemispheres. For this reason, language is particularly susceptible to brain injury. Language exhibits lateralization, and the left hemisphere shows dominance in linguistic skills for 96% of healthy, right-handed individuals.1 Human communication is based on a set of phonological, semantic, and pragmatic features, which depend on the incorporation between left and right hemispheres and interaction with other cognitive functions.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 25, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Ebtesam Mohamed Fahmy, Haidy Mohamed Elshebawy Source Type: research