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Abstract Title:

The therapeutic effect of neurologic music therapy and speech language therapy in post-stroke aphasic patients.

Abstract Source:

Ann Rehabil Med. 2013 Aug ;37(4):556-62. Epub 2013 Aug 26. PMID: 24020037

Abstract Author(s):

Kil-Byung Lim, Yong-Kyun Kim, Hong-Jae Lee, Jeehyun Yoo, Ji Youn Hwang, Jeong-Ah Kim, Sung-Kyun Kim

Article Affiliation:

Kil-Byung Lim

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the therapeutic effect of neurologic music therapy (NMT) and speech language therapy (SLT) through improvement of the aphasia quotient (AQ) in post-stroke aphasic patients.

METHODS: Twenty-one post-stroke, nonfluent aphasia patients who had ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke on radiologic evaluation were divided into the NMT and SLT groups. They received NMT and SLT for 1 month. Language function was assessed by Korean version-Western Aphasia Battery before and after therapy. NMT consisted of therapeutic singing and melodic intonation therapy, and SLT consisted of language-oriented therapy.

RESULTS: Significant improvements were revealed in AQ, repetition, and naming after therapy in the NMT group and improvements in repetition in the SLT group of chronic stroke patients (p<0.05). There were significant improvements in language ability in the NMT group of subacute stroke patients. However, there was no significant improvement in the SLT group of subacute stroke patients.

CONCLUSION: We concluded that the two therapies are effective treatments in the chronic stage of stroke and NMT is effective in subacute post-stroke aphasic patients.

Study Type : Human Study

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