pBFS-guided cTBS Over the Inferior Frontal Gyrus for Aphasia After Ischemic Stroke
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
The objective of this trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and safeness of continuous Theta Burst Stimulation (cTBS) over the right Inferior Frontal Gyrus (IFG), guided by personalized Brain Functional Sector (pBFS) technology, on language function recovery in patients with post-ischemic stroke aphasia.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients between the ages of 35 and 75 years (including 35 and 75 years). * Meet the diagnostic criteria of acute ischemic stroke (using the 2019 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: 2019 Update to the 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke and the 2018 Chinese Society of Neurology Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke in China). All lesions should be in the left hemisphere, and the course of disease should be more than or equal to 15 days and less than or equal to 3 months . * Meet the diagnostic criteria for aphasia according to the Chinese version of the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB), with a WAB-aphasia quotient less than 93.8. * First onset stroke. * Normal functioning language abilities before the stroke, with Mandarin as their native language and an educational level higher than primary school (more than 6 yea