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HRV response of vegetative state patient with music therapy.

sense/tcm SOC Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Conference proceedings: ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference 08/2011; 2011:1701-4. DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090488
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ABSTRACT This case study centered on the effects of Music Therapy (MT) on vegetative state (VS) patients for a continuous 41-day experiment with electrocardiogram (ECG) recorded. Mahler's Second Symphony was used for this MT. There are various elements in Mahler's second symphony, with string, wind, drum, and even voice; providing the subject a strong and dynamic stimulation. There are some significant changes after 14-day stimulation: both standard deviation of all normal RR intervals (SDNN) and root mean square successive differences (RMSSD) in heart rate variability of the subject increased, indicating the activity of the cardiovascular system was enhanced. Although there's only one subject in this experiment, the results are still encouraging.

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Keywords

14-day stimulation
 
cardiovascular system
 
case study
 
continuous 41-day experiment
 
heart rate variability
 
Mahler's Second Symphony
 
MT
 
Music Therapy
 
normal RR intervals
 
significant changes
 
square successive differences
 
strong