Strengthening Functional Brain Connectivity in Stroke Recovery After Music Listening Therapy: A Pilot Study

Journal

International Journal of Stroke

Year

2022

Abstract

Background and Aims: To evaluate if a pre-selected music listening regime alternating between familiar and unfamiliar music strengthens functional brain connectivity in patients with middle cerebral artery stroke. Methods: Nine patients who had sustained an ischemic stroke with 30 days to 5 years were prospectively randomized to receive either listening sessions composed of music (n=4, music group) or of spoken word (n=5, control group) three times daily. Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging was performed before start (baseline) and after completion (90 days). Functional connectivity strength (FCS) changes of Talairach brain regions were quantified. Statistical significance of results was determined by Student t-test with p

Music and Health Institute Terms

Music Listening; Observational Measures; Receptive Music Methods; Stroke

Indexed Terms

pilot study; brain region; cerebrovascular accident; clinical article; conference abstract; controlled study; EMBASE keywords; functional connectivity strength; functional magnetic resonance imaging; human; inferior temporal gyrus; insula; ischemic stroke; left hemisphere; nucleus accumbens; posterior cingulate; prospective study; putamen; randomized controlled trial; right hemisphere; right hippocampus; statistical significance; superior frontal gyrus; therapy effect

Study Type

Randomized Controlled; Trial; Quantitative Methods

Document Type

Article

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