A rehabilitation program based on music practice for patients with unilateral spatial neglect: a single-case study. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guilbert, Alma; Clément, Sylvain; Moroni, Christine
• Is Part Of: Neurocase. Volume 23:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 12
• Page End: 21
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Unilateral spatial neglect -- rehabilitation -- music practice; Neurology -- Periodicals; Neuropsychology -- Case Report; Mental Disorders -- Case Report; Nervous System Diseases -- Case Report; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2016.1265652
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1355-4794

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Two major limitations of unilateral spatial neglect (USN) rehabilitation methods are actually reported: a lack of long-term efficiency and a lack of generalization to daily life. The aim of our case study was to underline how a multisensory method–music practice-could avoid these limitations. Mrs BV suffered from a chronic severe USN. She had rehabilitation sessions of music practice over 8 weeks. An improvement of her USN was found on paper-pencil tests but also in daily activities. Benefits subsisted 4 months after rehabilitation. Music practice seemed to avoid the major limitations of USN rehabilitations and could represent a promising tool.