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Active music therapy approach in disorders of consciousness: a controlled observational case series

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Acknowledgments

The research project was approved and partially funded by the Department of Social Solidarity and Family of Lombardy Region (Italy). Special thanks to the music therapists Simonetta Nava and Mariassunta Torchitti and to the nursing staff of Don Orione Centre (Bergamo, Italy) for your fundamental contribution in the study.

Conflicts of interest

The authors declare that they have no competing financial interests.

Ethical standard

The research project was approved by the Regional Council of Lombardy (Resolution VIII/010352, 10/21/2009). All testings were performed according to the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki.

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  1. Department of Biomedical and Specialistic Surgical Sciences, Section of Neurology, University of Ferrara, Via A. Moro 8, Cona, 44124, Ferrara, Italy

    Alfredo Raglio & Enrico Granieri

  2. Don Orione Centre, Via Don Luigi Orione 6, Bergamo, 24124, Italy

    Giovanni B. Guizzetti, Mauro Bolognesi & Donatella Antonaci

  3. Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri I.R.C.C.S, Via S. Maugeri 10, Pavia, 27100, Italy

    Paola Baiardi, Giorgio Maggioni & Caterina Pistarini

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Raglio, A., Guizzetti, G.B., Bolognesi, M. et al. Active music therapy approach in disorders of consciousness: a controlled observational case series. J Neurol 261, 2460–2462 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-014-7543-0

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