IS TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION (tDCS) EFFECTIVE FOR IMPROVING APHASIA IN ADULTS WITH APHASIA AFTER STROKE? - A COCHRANE REVIEW SUMMARY WITH COMMENTARY

KÜÇÜKDEVECİ A. A.

JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE, cilt.52, sa.9, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 52 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2340/16501977-2730
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, BIOSIS, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, SportDiscus, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: aphasia, speech therapy, stroke, rehabilitation
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this commentary is to discuss in a rehabilitation perspective the published Cochrane Review "Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for improving aphasia in adults with aphasia after stroke"(1) by Elsner B, Kugler J, Pohl M, Mehrholz J(1), under the direct supervision of Cochrane Stroke Group. This Cochrane Corner is produced in agreement with the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine by Cochrane Rehabilitation.