Impact of Music Therapy on Neurodevelopment of Preterm Infants and Functional Improvement in Children with Neurological Deficits.

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Pediatric Reports Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI:10.3390/pediatric17020041

Filomeni Armakola, Eleni Potamiti, Anna Tsiakiri, Georgios Felekis, Georgia Tsakni, Athanasios Tsivgoulis, Christos Moschovos, Sotirios Giannopoulos, Vasiliki Georgousopoulou, Markos Sgantzos, Pinelopi Vlotinou

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Background/objectives: The aim of this systematic review is to assess the effect of music therapy initiated during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization on the early neurodevelopment of infants and to evaluate its impact on functional improvements in children with neurological deficits. Numerous studies underscore the benefits of neurological music therapy (NMT) for treating various neurological conditions.

Methods: This systematic review (SR) specifically includes randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and draws from a comprehensive search of articles in the Scopus and MEDLINE databases. Eligible studies examined the effects of NMT on infants and children with central nervous system static lesions. Eighteen studies met all inclusion criteria, and the overall quality of the evidence was high.

Results: However, while NMT appears to be well-tolerated by most neonates and children and holds promise for enhancing functional and physiological development, its impact on specific biomarkers in neurological conditions remains underexplored. Further research is essential to clarify NMT's potential role in rehabilitation and to optimize therapeutic approaches for neurological support.

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音乐治疗对早产儿神经发育及神经功能缺损儿童功能改善的影响。

背景/目的：本系统综述的目的是评估新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）住院期间开始的音乐治疗对婴儿早期神经发育的影响，并评估其对神经功能缺陷儿童功能改善的影响。许多研究强调了神经音乐疗法（NMT）对治疗各种神经系统疾病的益处。方法：本系统综述（SR）特别纳入随机对照试验（RCTs），并从Scopus和MEDLINE数据库中全面检索文章。合格的研究检查了NMT对患有中枢神经系统静态病变的婴儿和儿童的影响。18项研究符合所有纳入标准，证据的总体质量较高。然而，尽管NMT似乎对大多数新生儿和儿童具有良好的耐受性，并有望促进功能和生理发育，但其对神经系统疾病中特定生物标志物的影响仍未得到充分探讨。进一步的研究是必要的，以阐明NMT在康复中的潜在作用，并优化神经支持的治疗方法。

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