TY - JOUR T1 - Music therapy in children affected by brain tumors JF - World Journal of Pediatric Surgery JO - World Jnl Ped Surgery DO - 10.1136/wjps-2021-000307 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - e000307 AU - Filippo Giordano AU - Raffaella Messina AU - Anna Riefolo AU - Chiara Rutigliano AU - Teresa Perillo AU - Massimo Grassi AU - Nicola Santoro AU - Francesco Signorelli Y1 - 2021/06/01 UR - http://wjps.bmj.com/content/4/3/e000307.abstract N2 - Children affected by brain tumors experience significant levels of anxiety, nervousness, and fear regarding surgery, especially in the preoperative stages. The operating room can be an intimidating environment for them, and preoperative anxiety can adversely affect postoperative pain.1Interest is growing in finding non-pharmacological means that may be used to reduce these symptoms.Music sessions are increasingly used in patients undergoing neurosurgery for this purpose.2Regarding the relationship between music and human brain, some studies compare the functioning of the nervous system as the ability of a large orchestra to express a full range of melodies and rhythms, as well as various and complex harmonic solutions.3Passive listening to pre-recorded music provided to the patient by nurses or by other medical staff to offer additional comfort is considered as music … ER -