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Functional outcomes in children and adolescents with neurodisability accessing music therapy: A scoping review

To determine the evidence for functional outcomes experienced by a population with paediatric neurodisability (such as acquired brain injury, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, and other neurological disorders), who access music therapy through neurorehabilitation services across the rehabilitation spectrum. 

Citation:
Twyford K, Taylor S, Valentine J, Pool J, Baron A, Thornton A. Functional outcomes in children and adolescents with neurodisability accessing music therapy: A scoping review. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2024

Keywords:
Child disability; paediatric neurodisability; acquired brain injury; rehabilitation spectrum

Abstract:
To determine the evidence for functional outcomes experienced by a population with paediatric neurodisability (such as acquired brain injury, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, and other neurological disorders), who access music therapy through neurorehabilitation services across the rehabilitation spectrum.