Preferred music improves cognitive function in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC). However, it is still unknown whether it is a general effect of music (because of its acoustic features) or an autobiographical effect (because of its emotional and meaningful contents). The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of sensory modality (auditory versus olfactory) and preference (preferred versus neutral) of the testing context on the performance of four items from the coma recovery scale-revised
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
36
presentation of sounds and odors
Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Henry Gabrielle & Hôpital Neurologique
Saint-Genis-Laval, France
Cognitive Function measured using the Coma Recovery Scale
Improvement of the score following sound stimuli and/or preferred stimuli
Time frame: within the first 30 days
Reaction time
Faster reaction following sound stimuli and/or preferred stimuli
Time frame: within the first 30 days
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