Abstract
Researchers at Kaohsiung Medical University and other centers in Taiwan studied the long-term effect of listening to Mozart K-448 (Sonata for Two Pianos in D major) on the frequency of epileptiform discharges in children with epilepsy, and analyzed the relationship between the number of epileptiform discharges and foci of origin, epilepsy etiology, age, IQ, and gender.
Highlights
Researchers at Kaohsiung Medical University and other centers in Taiwan studied the long-term effect of listening to Mozart K-448 (Sonata for Two Pianos in D major) on the frequency of epileptiform discharges in children with epilepsy, and analyzed the relationship between the number of epileptiform discharges and foci of origin, epilepsy etiology, age, IQ, and gender
Eighteen children (8 boys, 10 girls; mean age, 7 years 10 months; age range, 7 months to 14 years 4 months) with epilepsy and persistent epileptiform discharges for at least 6 months had seizures well controlled with anticonvulsant drugs
After patients had listened to Mozart K448 for 8 minutes before bedtime for 1, 2, and 6 months, epileptiform discharges significantly decreased by 53.2, 64.4, and 71.6%, respectively (p
Summary
Researchers at Kaohsiung Medical University and other centers in Taiwan studied the long-term effect of listening to Mozart K-448 (Sonata for Two Pianos in D major) on the frequency of epileptiform discharges in children with epilepsy, and analyzed the relationship between the number of epileptiform discharges and foci of origin, epilepsy etiology, age, IQ, and gender. Eighteen children (8 boys, 10 girls; mean age, 7 years 10 months; age range, 7 months to 14 years 4 months) with epilepsy and persistent epileptiform discharges for at least 6 months had seizures well controlled with anticonvulsant drugs.
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