title: HRV response of vegetative state patient with music therapy.
abstract: This case study centered on the effects of Music Therapy (MT) on vegetative state (VS) patients for a continuous 41-day experiment with electrocardiogram (ECG) recorded. Mahler's Second Symphony was used for this MT. There are various elements in Mahler's second symphony, with string, wind, drum, and even voice; providing the subject a strong and dynamic stimulation. There are some significant changes after 14-day stimulation: both standard deviation of all normal RR intervals (SDNN) and root mean square successive differences (RMSSD) in heart rate variability of the subject increased, indicating the activity of the cardiovascular system was enhanced. Although there's only one subject in this experiment, the results are still encouraging.
authors.affiliation: sense/tcm SOC Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yaw-Chern
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chun-Yang
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Yi-Sen
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Wen-Chih
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hui-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cheng-Lung
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Hui-Ya
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Sheng-Chieh
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology*