《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2018, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (7): 812-814.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2018.07.010

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Research Progress of Music Therapy for Patients with Disorders of Consciousness after Brain Injury (review)

ZHANG Xiao-nian1,2a,3, ZHANG Xiao-ying1,2b, ZHANG Yue1,2a,3, ZHAI Xiao-xue1,2a,3, YIN Qun-hui1,2a,3, ZHANG Hao1,2a,3   

  1. 1. Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation, Beijing 100068, China;
    2. a. the 3rd Department of Neurorehabilitation; b. Music Therapy Center, Department of Psychology, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China;
    3. Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation, Beijing 100068, China
  • Received:2018-04-16 Revised:2018-05-22 Published:2018-07-25 Online:2018-08-01
  • Contact: ZHANG Hao. E-mail: zh1665@163.com

Abstract: The recovery of disorders of consciousness after brain injury is very difficult, music therapy is one of the important ways to promote the awakening. The effects of music therapy are various among individuals, the vegetative state and the minimally conscious state, and the pieces of music. The default mode network is one of the most important networks to maintain awareness, which many other networks participate in. The brain regions affected by music involve in many networks, including hearing, cognition, emotion, and so on.

Key words: brain injury, vegetative state, minimally conscious state, music therapy, brain networks, review

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