Objectives

Aphasia is an acquired language-cognitive disorder that highly affects an individual's speech, language, and communication skills. Recovery from aphasia requires attentive treatment since it is a long and dynamic process. This study aimed to show interactive benefits of combining classical intervention strategies with new technological approaches and demonstrating their effectiveness.

Materials and methods

A total of 40 individuals with Broca's aphasia were included in the study. The participants were divided into Application-1 Speech and Language Therapy, Application-2 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Application-3 (consecutive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Speech and Language Therapy), and Application-4 (Control Group) experimental groups, with 10 participants in each group.

Results

Analysis indicated that individuals in the group in which Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Speech and Language Therapy were applied consecutively had further increases in speech fluency, repetition, and naming scores from pre-test to post-test (p<0.01). Picture naming and quality-of-life communication scores of individuals in the group in which Speech and Language Therapy was performed increased further from pre-test to post-test (p<0.01).

Conclusions

The results of the study showed a positive effect on language skills, naming scores, and participation in social life of Turkish-speaking aphasic individuals with the Speech and Language Therapy and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation methods. The use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation alone is insufficient in this context. Although Speech and Language Therapy alone is effective in naming ability, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in addition to Speech and Language Therapy significantly increases the gain obtained with therapies.

中文翻译：

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言语和语言治疗与经颅磁刺激治疗布罗卡失语症的疗效比较

目标

失语症是一种后天性语言认知障碍，会严重影响个人的言语、语言和沟通技巧。从失语症中恢复需要细心的治疗，因为它是一个漫长而动态的过程。本研究旨在展示将经典干预策略与新技术方法相结合并证明其有效性的互动优势。

材料和方法

该研究共包括 40 名布罗卡失语症患者。参与者分为Application-1言语语言治疗、Application-2经颅磁刺激、Application-3（连续经颅磁刺激和言语语言治疗）、Application-4（对照组）实验组，共10人每组。

结果

分析表明，连续应用经颅磁刺激和言语和语言治疗的组中的个体从测试前到测试后的言语流畅性、重复和命名分数进一步提高 (p<0.01)。从测试前到测试后，进行言语和语言治疗的组中个体的图片命名和生活质量交流得分进一步提高 (p<0.01)。

结论

研究结果表明，言语和语言治疗以及经颅磁刺激方法对讲土耳其语的失语症患者的语言技能、命名分数和社交生活参与产生了积极影响。在这种情况下，单独使用经颅磁刺激是不够的。尽管单独的言语和语言治疗在命名能力方面是有效的，但除了言语和语言治疗之外的经颅磁刺激显着增加了治疗获得的收益。