REVIEW article
Front. Hum. Neurosci.
Sec. Brain Health and Clinical Neuroscience
Volume 19 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2025.1554147
This article is part of the Research TopicNeurobiological Mechanisms of Adjuvant Therapies for Personalized Stroke Rehabilitation: Towards Comprehensive RecoveryView all 5 articles
Aphasia Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review of Adjuvant Techniques
Provisionally accepted
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, United States
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Adjuvant techniques, or strategies that may be employed alongside language therapy for individuals with aphasia, are increasingly gaining attention for their ability to promote an enhanced brain environment for neuroplasticity. This narrative review describes active ingredients, mechanisms of action, potential modulating factors and evidence for efficacy of noninvasive brain stimulation techniques, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); aerobic exercise; intention treatment; and pharmacotherapies, including monoaminergic, cholinergic, glutaminergic, and nootropic medications that have been used in concert with language therapy for aphasia.
Keywords: Aphasia, adjuvant, Treatment, NIBS (Non-invasive Brain Stimulation, aerobic exercise, Pharmacotherapy
Received: 01 Jan 2025; Accepted: 30 Jun 2025.
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* Correspondence: Stacy M Harnish, The Ohio State University, Columbus, United States
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