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Table 1 Benefits of music therapy for the neurodegenerative diseases

From: Music therapy in Huntington’s disease: a protocol for a multi-center randomized controlled trial

Benefits

Reference

Population

Improving and regulating emotional wellbeing

[13, 31]

Dementia, Huntington

Increasing social response

[13, 31]

Dementia, Huntington

Decreasing agitation

[13]

Dementia

Recalling life experiences

[14, 15, 31]

Dementia, Huntington

(re)establishing contact

[14, 15, 31]

Dementia, Huntington

Improving communication skills

[11, 12, 16, 31]

Dementia, Parkinson, Huntington, multiple disabilities

Reducing behavior and psychological symptoms

[1720, 31]

Dementia

Improving gait

[9]

Parkinson