The Therapeutic Effect of Neurologic Music Therapy and Speech Language Therapy in Post-Stroke Aphasic Patients.
10.5535/arm.2013.37.4.556
- Author:
Kil Byung LIM
1
;
Yong Kyun KIM
;
Hong Jae LEE
;
Jeehyun YOO
;
Ji Youn HWANG
;
Jeong Ah KIM
;
Sung Kyun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea. wholespirit@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Stroke;
Aphasia;
Music therapy;
Speech therapy
- MeSH:
Aphasia;
Aphasia, Broca;
Humans;
Language;
Language Therapy;
Music;
Music Therapy;
Singing;
Speech Therapy;
Stroke
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2013;37(4):556-562
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
