AIIMS Delhi uses music therapy in stroke patients for speech rehabilitation

Stroke remains the second-leading cause of death and the third-leading cause of death and disability combined. Aphasia or the loss of language function, can be caused by brain damage due to stroke in 21-38 percent of acute stroke patients, as per neurology experts at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

Early and timely speech and language rehabilitation can aid in a better recovery, they said.

Music therapy has been shown to improve verbal fluency in various parts of the world.

However, in India, there is a lack of similar adaptive strategies, as per experts.

The Department of Neurology, AIIMS, New Delhi, in collaboration with IIT-New Delhi, is conducting a study on the customization and adaptation of the treatment strategies that such patients need for the recovery of their global speech and language functions.

This will be provided free of charge to the patients under the ICMR-funded study.

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Delhi AIIMS Uses Music Therapy For Speech Rehabilitation In Stroke Patients