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The effects of Mozart's music on interictal activity in epileptic patients: systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.
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- The bidirectional role of music effect in epilepsy: Friend or foe?Epilepsia open · 2024Review
- Digital Therapeutics for Improving Effectiveness of Pharmaceutical Drugs and Biological Products: Preclinical and Clinical Studies Supporting Development of Drug + Digital Combination Therapies for Chronic Diseases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- The Effects of Listening to Music on Postural Balance in Middle-Aged Women.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Evidence-based guideline on management of status epilepticus in adult intensive care unit in resource-limited settings: a review article.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Long-term music adjuvant therapy enhances the efficacy of sub-dose antiepileptic drugs in temporal lobe epilepsy.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2022Article
- Musical components important for the Mozart K448 effect in epilepsy.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Music Therapy Alleviates Motor Dysfunction in Rats With Focal Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Regulating BDNF Expression.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Non-pharmacological Interventions for Intractable Epilepsy.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2020Review
- Daily listening to Mozart reduces seizures in individuals with epilepsy: A randomized control study.Epilepsia open · 2020Article
- Music-Enhanced Analgesia and Antiseizure Activities in Animal Models of Pain and Epilepsy: Toward Preclinical Studies Supporting Development of Digital Therapeutics and Their Combinations With Pharmaceutical Drugs.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Article
- Short-term effects of video gaming on brain response during working memory performance.PloS one · 2019Article
- Mobile Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) for the Treatment of Epilepsy: Development of Digital Therapeutics Comprising Behavioral and Music-Based Interventions for Neurological Disorders.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2018Article
- Commentary: A Breathing-Based Meditation Intervention for Patients with Major Depressive Disorder Following Inadequate Response to Antidepressants: A Randomized Pilot Study.Frontiers in medicine · 2017Article
- Incorporating Natural Products, Pharmaceutical Drugs, Self-Care and Digital/Mobile Health Technologies into Molecular-Behavioral Combination Therapies for Chronic Diseases.Current clinical pharmacology · 2016Review
- Music benefits on postoperative distress and pain in pediatric day care surgery.Pediatric reports · 2014Article
- Combining non-pharmacological treatments with pharmacotherapies for neurological disorders: a unique interface of the brain, drug-device, and intellectual property.Frontiers in neurology · 2014Review
- Advances in music therapy for neurological rehabilitation.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
Mozart's music has been shown to have promising effects on nervous system functions. In this study, the effects of Mozart's work on epilepsy were reviewed. Articles were obtained from a variety of sources. The results of 12 studies were extracted. Three different meta-analyses were performed to examine (i) the percentage of patients who had changes in their interictal epileptic discharges (IEDs) by music therapy; and the changes of IEDs (ii) during and (iii) after exposure to Mozart's music. Data analysis indicated that 84% of patients listening to Mozart's music showed a significant decrease in IEDs. In addition, IEDs were decreased during (31.24%) and after (23.74%) listening to Mozart's compositions. A noteworthy response to music therapy in patients with a higher intelligence quotient, generalized or central discharges, and idiopathic epilepsy was demonstrated. The effect of Mozart's music on epilepsy seems to be significant. However, more randomized control studies are needed to determine its clinical efficacy.
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