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After MIT there was a significant improvement in verbal communication and earlier treatment may lead to even greater improvements.Jan 19, 2014

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Pubmed Data : Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2014 Jan 20 ;28(6):536-544. Epub 2014 Jan 20. PMID: 24449708

Article Published Date : Jan 19, 2014

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Aphasia

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

Additional Keywords : Significant Treatment Outcome

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Both the NMT and SLT therapies are effective treatments in the chronic stage of stroke and NMT is effective in subacute post-stroke aphasic patients.Jul 31, 2013

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Pubmed Data : Ann Rehabil Med. 2013 Aug ;37(4):556-62. Epub 2013 Aug 26. PMID: 24020037

Article Published Date : Jul 31, 2013

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Aphasia, Stroke: Attenuation/Recovery

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

Additional Keywords : Significant Treatment Outcome

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Combining anodal-tDCS with MIT may further recovery from post-stroke aphasia.Dec 31, 2010

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Pubmed Data : Front Psychol. 2011 ;2:230. Epub 2011 Sep 26. PMID: 21980313

Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2010

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Aphasia

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

Additional Keywords : Significant Treatment Outcome

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Intense long-term Melodic Intonation Therapy leads to remodeling of the right arcuate fasciculus.Jun 30, 2009

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Pubmed Data : Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Jul ;1169:385-94. PMID: 19673813

Article Published Date : Jun 30, 2009

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Aphasia

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

Additional Keywords : Significant Treatment Outcome

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M.I.T. results in rehabilitation of aphasia in Italian patients.Dec 31, 2014

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Pubmed Data : Front Hum Neurosci. 2015 ;9:520. Epub 2015 Sep 24. PMID: 26441615

Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2014

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Aphasia

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

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Melodic intonation therapy acts through promotion of left hemisphere activation.Feb 28, 2010

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Pubmed Data : J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2010 Mar ;32(3):309-14. Epub 2009 Aug 5. PMID: 19657914

Article Published Date : Feb 28, 2010

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Aphasia

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

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MIT led to significant improvement in propositional speech that generalized to unpracticed words and phrases.Mar 31, 2008

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Pubmed Data : Music Percept. 2008 Apr 1 ;25(4):315-323. PMID: 21197418

Article Published Date : Mar 31, 2008

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Aphasia

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

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These results emphasize the beneficial effect of both rhythm and pitch in the efficacy of original MIT on connected speech.Dec 31, 2013

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Pubmed Data : Front Hum Neurosci. 2014 ;8:592. Epub 2014 Aug 11. PMID: 25157222

Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2013

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Aphasia, Stroke: Attenuation/Recovery

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

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This study provides data supporting the possible benefits of utilizing MMIT treatment early in the recovery of nonfluent aphasia patients.Sep 30, 2012

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Pubmed Data : J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2012 Oct ;55(5):1463-71. Epub 2012 Mar 12. PMID: 22411278

Article Published Date : Sep 30, 2012

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Aphasia, Stroke: Attenuation/Recovery

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

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This study provides novel evidence for treatment-induced changes in white matter structures of the preserved right hemisphere in chronic stroke patients.Aug 31, 2014

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Pubmed Data : Brain Lang. 2014 Sep ;136:1-7. Epub 2014 Jul 18. PMID: 25041868

Article Published Date : Aug 31, 2014

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Aphasia, Stroke: Attenuation/Recovery

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

Additional Keywords : Significant Treatment Outcome

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A combination of MIT and rTMS applied to the right Broca's homolog has the potential to improve speech and language outcomes for at least some people.Dec 31, 2013

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Pubmed Data : Front Psychol. 2014 ;5:37. Epub 2014 Feb 4. PMID: 24550864

Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2013

Study Type : Human: Case Report

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Diseases : Aphasia

Therapeutic Actions : Magnet Therapy , Melodic Intonation Therapy

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Although MIT is regarded as a language treatment for Broca’s aphasia, it could also act on motor speech deficits in this aphasic syndrome.Dec 31, 2013

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Pubmed Data : Front Neurol. 2014 ;5:7. Epub 2014 Jan 28. PMID: 24478754

Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2013

Study Type : Review

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Diseases : Aphasia, Brain Damage

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

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Emerging research has shown that long-term music training and the associated sensorimotor skill learning can be a strong stimulus for neuroplastic changes.Dec 31, 2014

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Pubmed Data : Prog Brain Res. 2015 ;217:37-55. Epub 2015 Feb 11. PMID: 25725909

Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2014

Study Type : Review

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Diseases : Aphasia, Childhood Cognitive Disorders

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy , Music

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In this study mental singing showed a positive effect on parkinsonian gait.Nov 30, 2011

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Pubmed Data : Brain Nerve. 2011 Dec ;63(12):1370-7. PMID: 22147456

Article Published Date : Nov 30, 2011

Study Type : Review

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Diseases : Aphasia, Apraxias, Dementia, Parkinson's Disease, Stroke: Attenuation/Recovery

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy , Music

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Melodic intonation therapy and related vocal techniques can improve expressive dysphasia and aid rehabilitation of neurologic disorders.Dec 15, 2004

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Pubmed Data : Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2004 Dec 16 ;124(24):3229-30. PMID: 15608775

Article Published Date : Dec 15, 2004

Study Type : Review

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Diseases : Dysphasia, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Stroke: Attenuation/Recovery

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

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MIT is particularly well suited for patients with large left hemisphere lesions who also suffer from nonfluent aphasia.Aug 31, 2010

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Pubmed Data : Future Neurol. 2010 Sep ;5(5):657-665. PMID: 21088709

Article Published Date : Aug 31, 2010

Study Type : Review

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Diseases : Aphasia

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

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Music therapies like M.I.T. may be ideal for facilitating neurorehabilitation.Dec 31, 2014

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Pubmed Data : Prog Brain Res. 2015 ;217:237-52. Epub 2015 Feb 11. PMID: 25725918

Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2014

Study Type : Review

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Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy , Music

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The combination of melody and meaning in the auditory input may be a crucial aspect of MIT and that this technique improves language production.Aug 31, 2014

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Pubmed Data : Brain Behav. 2014 Sep ;4(5):615-25. Epub 2014 Jul 3. PMID: 25328839

Article Published Date : Aug 31, 2014

Study Type : Review

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Diseases : Aphasia

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

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The various proposed mechanisms of action in MIT could have a synergistic effect on language rehabilitation.Dec 31, 2013

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Pubmed Data : Front Hum Neurosci. 2014 ;8:401. Epub 2014 Jun 2. PMID: 24917811

Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2013

Study Type : Review

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Diseases : Aphasia

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

Pharmacological Actions : Neuroplasticity enhancement

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This reviews the Investigation of MIT's efficacy, providing valuable insight into this therapy's effect on language recovery.Jun 30, 2009

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Pubmed Data : Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Jul ;1169:431-6. PMID: 19673819

Article Published Date : Jun 30, 2009

Study Type : Review

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Diseases : Aphasia

Therapeutic Actions : Melodic Intonation Therapy

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After MIT there was a significant improvement in verbal communication and earlier treatment may lead to even greater improvements.Jan 19, 2014

Both the NMT and SLT therapies are effective treatments in the chronic stage of stroke and NMT is effective in subacute post-stroke aphasic patients.Jul 31, 2013

Combining anodal-tDCS with MIT may further recovery from post-stroke aphasia.Dec 31, 2010

Intense long-term Melodic Intonation Therapy leads to remodeling of the right arcuate fasciculus.Jun 30, 2009

M.I.T. results in rehabilitation of aphasia in Italian patients.Dec 31, 2014

Melodic intonation therapy acts through promotion of left hemisphere activation.Feb 28, 2010

MIT led to significant improvement in propositional speech that generalized to unpracticed words and phrases.Mar 31, 2008

These results emphasize the beneficial effect of both rhythm and pitch in the efficacy of original MIT on connected speech.Dec 31, 2013

This study provides data supporting the possible benefits of utilizing MMIT treatment early in the recovery of nonfluent aphasia patients.Sep 30, 2012

This study provides novel evidence for treatment-induced changes in white matter structures of the preserved right hemisphere in chronic stroke patients.Aug 31, 2014

A combination of MIT and rTMS applied to the right Broca's homolog has the potential to improve speech and language outcomes for at least some people.Dec 31, 2013

Although MIT is regarded as a language treatment for Broca’s aphasia, it could also act on motor speech deficits in this aphasic syndrome.Dec 31, 2013

Emerging research has shown that long-term music training and the associated sensorimotor skill learning can be a strong stimulus for neuroplastic changes.Dec 31, 2014

In this study mental singing showed a positive effect on parkinsonian gait.Nov 30, 2011

Melodic intonation therapy and related vocal techniques can improve expressive dysphasia and aid rehabilitation of neurologic disorders.Dec 15, 2004

MIT is particularly well suited for patients with large left hemisphere lesions who also suffer from nonfluent aphasia.Aug 31, 2010

Music therapies like M.I.T. may be ideal for facilitating neurorehabilitation.Dec 31, 2014

The combination of melody and meaning in the auditory input may be a crucial aspect of MIT and that this technique improves language production.Aug 31, 2014

The various proposed mechanisms of action in MIT could have a synergistic effect on language rehabilitation.Dec 31, 2013

This reviews the Investigation of MIT's efficacy, providing valuable insight into this therapy's effect on language recovery.Jun 30, 2009

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