Cid Fernández, SusanaRivas Fernández, Miguel ÁngelVarela-López, BenxamínGaldo Álvarez, Santiago2025-01-142025-01-142022-08-10Cid-Fernández, S., Rivas-Fernández, M. Á., Varela-López, B., & Galdo-Álvarez, S. (2022). Combined anodal transcranial direct current stimulation and behavioural naming treatment improves language performance in patients with post-stroke aphasia. Brain Injury, 36(8), 1039–1045. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2022.21097330269-9052https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38562This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Brain Injury on 12 Aug 2022, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2022.2109733Primary objective: During the last decade, studies using anodal transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (atDCS) have yielded promising results in patients with aphasia. The main aim of the present pilot study was to assess the effects of combined atDCS on the left posterior perisylvian region and behavioural naming training on the behavioural outcomes on language comprehension and production of patients with post-stroke aphasia. Research design: 2x2 quasi-experimental design, optimal to compare changes after treatment in an experimental vs a control group. Methods and Procedures: Ten patients with post-stroke aphasia were enrolled in this study: half received atDCS on the left posterior perisylvian region while they underwent a 2-week behavioural naming training. The other half received sham stimulation. The outcomes were measured using the abbreviated form of the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination, and analysed using t-tests. Main outcomes and Results: Both groups improved their performance in Oral comprehension, Narrative writing, and Language Competence Index, but only those that received anodal tDCS presented better results in the Naming category after the treatment. Conclusions: AtDCS on the left posterior perisylvian area seems to be a promising tool for boosting the outcomes of behavioural naming therapy in patients with post-stroke aphasia.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/StrokePatients with aphasiaAnodal transcranial direct current stimulation (atDCS)Left posterior perisylvian areaBehavioural naming treatmentjournal article10.1080/02699052.2022.21097331362-301Xopen access