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SIPARI^®

A Music Therapy Intervention for Patients Suffering With Chronic, Nonfluent Aphasia

¹ Musik & Therapie, Duisburg, Germany and Neurologisches Therapiezentrum NETZ, Essen, Germany.

Correspondence: Monika Jungblut, Musik & Therapie, Am Lipkamp 14, FRG 47269 Duisburg, Germany; e-mail: MSJungblut{at}t-online.de.

This article describes components of the SIPARI^® method, a music-supported training developed to support speech rehabilitation in patients with chronic nonfluent aphasia. It is specifically descriptive of the intervention reported in the detailed case report of long-term recovery from chronic aphasia and is meant to serve as a supplement to this report. The author intends to provide readers with an overview of interventions, which have been successfully applied in patient work for more than a decade. The efficacy of this treatment has been proven in several studies using a standardized language test. Improvements of speech performance go hand in hand with improved quality of life for patients and families alike.

Key Words: SIPARI • chronic aphasia • Broca’s aphasia • global aphasia • speech rehabilitation

This version was published on October 1, 2009

Music and Medicine, Vol. 1, No. 2, 102-105 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1943862109345130


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