Sensory stimuli are used to evaluate and to restore cognitive functions and consciousness in
patients with a disorder of consciousness (DOC) following a severe brain injury. Although …

Music is part of the human nature, and it is also philogenically relevant to language
evolution. Language and music are bound together in the enhancement of important social …

Assessment of awareness for those with disorders of consciousness (DOC) is a challenging
undertaking, due to the complex presentation of the population, where misdiagnosis rates …

Establishing valid and reliable measures for use with patients with disorders of
consciousness (DOC) following profound brain injury is challenging due to a number of …

Objectives: The effects of music interventions including active and receptive music therapy
for people living with neurogenic disorders of consciousness (DOC) have been subject to …

This review presents an overview of the use of music therapy in neurological early
rehabilitation of patients with coma and other disorders of consciousness (DOC) such as …

Background People with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PMLD) have
communication impairments as one defining characteristic. Aims To explore speech and …

Assessment, in its different guises and forms, has been a core consideration of music
therapy work since the early stages of the discipline. Practitioners have devised assessment …

This book aims to offer an essential and practical overview of music therapy assessment so
that music therapists, music therapy students, service users, and students and professionals …

Aim of the study: With the development of emergency medicine and intensive care
technology, the number of people who survive with disorders of consciousness (DOC) has …