Der Mozart-Effekt bei der Behandlung von Menschen mit Epilepsie: Was ist dran?

Zusammenfassung

Der in den späten 90er-Jahren propagierte Mozart-Effekt wurde in 29 Arbeiten bezüglich Epilepsie näher untersucht, wobei im Allgemeinen der 1. Satz der Sonate für 2 Klavier KV 448 in häufiger Wiederholung zum Einsatz kam. Damit wurde bei mindestens einem Fünftel der Patienten eine Reduktion der Anfallsfrequenz um mehr als 50% erreicht. Patienten mit okzipitalen epilepsietypischen Mustern sprachen nur selten an. Bezüglich des Wirkmechanismus scheinen ansonsten melodische Aspekte eine besondere Rolle zu spielen.

Abstract

The positive treatment effect of Mozart’s melody on patients with epilepsy, which was propagated in the late 1990s, was investigated in 29 papers. Commonly, the first movement of the sonata for two pianos KV 448 was played with many repetitions. At least a fifth of the patients achieved a reduction of seizure frequency of more than 50%. Patients with epileptic discharges from the occipital lobe responded very rarely. The mechanism of the effect is not clear, but the melodic aspects seem to have a significant role in this context.

Schlüsselwörter

Mozart-Effekt - Anfallsreduktion - Epilepsietypische Muster - Okzipitallappen

Keywords

Mozart-effect - seizure reduction - epileptic discharges - occipital lobe

Publication History

Received: 26 December 2023

Accepted after revision: 15 July 2024

Article published online:
19 August 2024

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