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    • Neuroscience
    • Neurology
    • Music Cognition

    Background:

    • Music processing involves complex brain networks beyond auditory cortices.
    • This network can be sensitized by music, potentially triggering seizures (musicogenic epilepsy) or musical phenomena during seizures.
    • The direct effect of sound waves on brain waves suggests music's therapeutic potential for epilepsy.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review the evidence for music's effect on epilepsy.
    • To discuss the implications of music processing for epilepsy treatment and surgery.
    • To highlight the need for understanding music's dichotomous effects on seizures.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review of studies on music, epilepsy, and brain wave interactions.
    • Analysis of evidence regarding the antiepileptic effects of specific musical pieces, such as Mozart Sonata K.448.
    • Examination of clinical observations and surgical cohort studies concerning music perception and epilepsy medication.

    Main Results:

    • Limited and low-quality evidence suggests a potential antiepileptic effect of Mozart Sonata K.448.
    • A clear pathophysiological explanation for music's dual effect on seizures is lacking.
    • Antiepileptic drugs like carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine can reversibly alter pitch perception.
    • Epilepsy surgery, particularly right temporal lobe surgery, may impact musical memory and perception.

    Conclusions:

    • Clinicians should consider patients' musicality when prescribing antiepileptic drugs or planning epilepsy surgery.
    • Presurgical counseling should include the risk of altered musical perception after surgery.
    • Further research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms behind music's influence on epilepsy.