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【科普】音乐让中风患者恢复加速
LONDON (Reuters) - A little Beethoven is good for the brain, according to a Finnish study published on Wednesday showing that music helps people recover more quickly from strokes.
And patients who listened to a few hours of music each day soon after a stroke also improved their verbal memory and were in a better mood compared to patients who did not listen to music or used audio books, the researchers said.
Music therapy has long been used in a range of treatments but the study published in the journal Brain is the first to show the effect in people, they added.
"These findings demonstrate for the first time that music listening during the early post-stroke stage can enhance cognitive recovery and prevent negative mood," the researchers wrote.
Strokes, which occur when blood flow to the brain is blocked, can kill brain tissue and are one of the worldwide leading causes of death and permanent disability. Treatments include blood thinning drugs and attempts to lower cholesterol.
The study involved 60 people who recently had a stroke of the middle cerebral artery in the left or right side of the brain. This is the most common stroke and can affect motor control, speech and a range of other cognitive functions.
One group listened to their favorite music every day or used audio books while another did not listen to any music. All volunteers received standard rehabilitation treatment.
Three months after stroke music listeners showed a 60 percent better improvement in verbal memory compared to an 18 percent benefit for those using audio books and 29 percent for people who did not listen to either.
"We can't say what is happening in the brain but based on previous research and theory it may be music listening could actually activate the brain areas that are recovering," he said in a telephone interview.
Music might also in some way activate more general mechanisms that repair and renew the brain's neural networks after stroke, Sarkamo said.
Larger studies are needed to better understand exactly what is going on but these findings show that music may offer a cheap, easy additional treatment for stroke patients, he said.
"This could be considered a pilot study," Sarkamo said. "It is a promising start.
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音乐正中中风"靶心"
LONDON (Reuters) - A little Beethoven is good for the brain, according to a Finnish study published on Wednesday showing that music helps people recover more quickly from strokes.
伦敦(路透社消息):就周3公布的芬兰一项研究显示,音乐可以加速中风患者康复(脑功能重建),也就是说,一小段贝多芬对脑子也是有好处的.
And patients who listened to a few hours of music each day soon after a stroke also improved their verbal memory and were in a better mood compared to patients who did not listen to music or used audio books, the researchers said.
研究人员们说,与没有听音乐或所熟悉的音频书籍的患者相比,中风早期每天听几小时音乐的患者,其语言记忆及心情状态都得到了改善.
Music therapy has long been used in a range of treatments but the study published in the journal Brain is the first to show the effect in people, they added.
他们补充道,音乐疗法早已被广泛研究,但这项发布在"大脑"杂志上的研究却是第一个(探究)其对于人类的作用的.
"These findings demonstrate for the first time that music listening during the early post-stroke stage can enhance cognitive recovery and prevent negative mood," the researchers wrote.
(文中)研究人员们写道,"相关发现首次证实了,在中风早期阶段,音乐可以加强认知功能的恢复,并可以避免消极情绪."
Strokes, which occur when blood flow to the brain is blocked, can kill brain tissue and are one of the worldwide leading causes of death and permanent disability. Treatments include blood thinning drugs and attempts to lower cholesterol.
中风发生在脑血流被阻断的时候,会导致脑组织死亡,是当今世界上致死和致残的重要病因之一.治疗策略有,降低血液粘滞性药物及降低血胆固醇含量.
The study involved 60 people who recently had a stroke of the middle cerebral artery in the left or right side of the brain. This is the most common stroke and can affect motor control, speech and a range of other cognitive functions.
研究共纳入60名近期罹患左侧或右侧大脑中动脉相关中风者.这(MCA闭塞或栓塞)是影响运动、语言及其他认知功能的最常见中风（类型）.
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