Singing as therapy for apraxia of speech and aphasia: Report of a case

A 48-year-old woman suffered a stroke, with sudden onset of apraxia of speech, aphasia, right hemiplegia, and right hemianopsia. Conventional speech and language therapy was undertaken for 1 mo, but progress was limited. Then a form of singing therapy was introduced, and the patient found herself able to sing words and phrases that she was unable to say. The patient can function in her home environment with her limited speech ability, but the pitch, melody, and quality of her voice are different from that prior to her cerebral vascular accident.