Music Therapy for Rehabilitation in Post-stroke Non-fluent Aphasia: the Indian Adaptation

Inclusion Criteria: All of the following 1. Age ≥18 years of age 2. Stroke with non-fluent aphasia, within one year of ictus 3. Imaging evidence suggestive of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke of dominant hemisphere 4. Patient is alert and able to follow simple commands (should not have global aphasia) 5. Motivated caregiver 6. Informed and signed consent Exclusion Criteria: Any of the following: 1. Patients with a history of a previous stroke other than the index event, which can explain the aphasia. 2. Any clinical condition (e.g., short life expectancy, coexisting disease) or other characteristics that preclude appropriate follow-up in the study (e.g., distant residence, no family support) 3. Patients participating in any therapeutic intervention clinical trials evaluating poststroke recovery 4. Use of psychotropic drugs that interfere with patient evaluation