Singing therapy can be effective for a patient with severe nonfluent aphasia.
Int J Rehabil Res
; 35(1): 78-81, 2012 Mar.
Article
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| ID: mdl-22274592
ABSTRACT
Patients with severe aphasia are rarely treated using speech therapy. We used music therapy to continue to treat a 79-year-old patient with chronic severe aphasia. Interventions 1, 2, and 3 were to practice singing a song that the patient knew, to practice singing a song with a therapist, and to practice saying a greeting using a song with lyrics, respectively. In addition, practice of uttering names of body parts was initiated using touch and rhythm. After intervention 1, the patient could sing spontaneously and repeat lyrics. After intervention 2, she could sing with the therapist, and sing spontaneously and repeat lyrics. After intervention 3, she could memorize words with meaning, say the words in context, and use them. The patient could utter the names of two body parts after therapy with touch and rhythm. These suggest that rehabilitation therapy can still be used in patients with severe cognitive impairment.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Afasia de Broca
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Musicoterapia
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Rehabil Res
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón