ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2021
The Potential Role of fNIRS in Evaluating Levels of Consciousness.
Article in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.
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- Cortical hemodynamic responses to acupuncture at Lianquan (CV23) in patients with post-stroke dysphagia: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Detecting Awareness in the Intensive Care Unit Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.Annals of neurology · 2025Article
- Motor Intention Quantization for Patients With Disorders of Consciousness by Multimodal BCI Combining Electroencephalography and Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2025Article
- DrSVision: A Machine Learning Tool for Cortical Region-Specific fNIRS Calibration Based on Cadaveric Head MRI.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Functional connectivity in whole-brain and network analysis differentiates minimally conscious from unresponsive patients: a resting-state fNIRS study.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Sensitive and specific fNIRS-based approach for awareness detection in disorders of consciousness: proof of principle in healthy adults.Neurophotonics · 2025Article
- Functional neuroimaging in disorders of consciousness: towards clinical implementation.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2025Review
- The impact of frequency-specific music stimulation on consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Assessment of residual awareness in patients with disorders of consciousness using functional near-infrared spectroscopy-based connectivity: a pilot study.Neurophotonics · 2024Article
- Low frequency oscillations reflect neurovascular coupling and disappear after cerebral death.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Difference in functional connectivity between end-stage renal disease patients with and without restless legs syndrome: A prospective study.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Article
- Covert consciousness.NeuroRehabilitation · 2024Article
- Assessing the consistency and sensitivity of the neural correlates of narrative stimuli using functional near-infrared spectroscopy.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Anti-Inflammatory and Cortical Responses after Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Disorders of Consciousness: An Exploratory Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Over the last few decades, neuroimaging techniques have transformed our understanding of the brain and the effect of neurological conditions on brain function. More recently, light-based modalities such as functional near-infrared spectroscopy have gained popularity as tools to study brain function at the bedside. A recent application is to assess residual awareness in patients with disorders of consciousness, as some patients retain awareness albeit lacking all behavioural response to commands. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy can play a vital role in identifying these patients by assessing command-driven brain activity. The goal of this review is to summarise the studies reported on this topic, to discuss the technical and ethical challenges of working with patients with disorders of consciousness, and to outline promising future directions in this field.
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