Background & Aim: Using pharmaceutical agents in treatment of aphasia has caught the attention of many neurologists and neuroscientists. This short review study has sought the role of pharmacotherapy in treatment of aphasia, a linguistic impairment after acquired brain lesions. The pharmacological principles and mechanisms related to the effects of drugs used in aphasia rehabilitation are pointed. Then, some evidence of clinical trials on different drugs in this field is presented.
Methods & Materials/Patients:A comprehensive search in databases including MEDLINE, Cochrane, PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Science Direct on experimental studies and clinical trials associated with pharmacotherapy of aphasia after neurological damages was performed.