Observations of the Reactions to Music of Stroke Victims

Author(s): Towse, E.

Abstract: In this conversational paper, some common features of music and spoken language are discussed in relation to handicaps following Strokes. The Paper describes both the language and the musical problems of two elderly patients and the joint treatment approach used by a music therapist and a speech therapist. This Paper can be purchased from the BSMT. Price ú3.

Keyword(s): stroke, elderly, dysphasia, perceptual-handicaps, speech, music-therapy, automatic-music-making, creativity.

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