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tDCS plus speech and language therapy (SLT) vs sham tDCS plus SLT: tDCS plus speech and language therapy (SLT) versus sham tDCS plus SLT for improving aphasia: dropouts Dropouts and adverse events

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tDCS plus speech and language therapy (SLT) vs sham tDCS plus SLT
tDCS plus speech and language therapy (SLT) versus sham tDCS plus SLT for improving aphasia: dropouts post intervention Numbers of dropouts and adverse events · patients with improving aphasia in patients with aphasia after stroke
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for improving aphasia in adults with aphasia after stroke (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted15 studies · 345 participantsLow

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The reviews

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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for improving aphasia in adults with aphasia after stroke
2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

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