Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · May 2004
Therapeutic time window for musicokinetic therapy in a persistent vegetative state after severe brain damage.
To determine the therapeutic time window in which musicokinetic therapy (MKT) could be of potential benefit for a persistent vegetative state (PVS), this study analysed the relationship between the timing of MKT and changes in PVS score following MKT. ⋯ These findings suggest that, contrary to the commonly held belief, the therapeutic time window for MKT is far greater than 6 months, insofar as patients with brain damage caused by trauma or SAH are concerned. Although the benefits of MKT were not proven directly, this inference is consistent with the hypothesis that MKT can induce an improvement in the clinical condition of PVS patients.
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To examine the possibility that athletes with multiple concussions show cumulative effects of injury. ⋯ This study provides preliminary evidence to suggest that athletes with multiple concussions might have cumulative effects.