ArticleNeurophotonics2023
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy in pediatric clinical research: Different pathophysiologies and promising clinical applications.
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- Advances and trends in the application of functional near-infrared spectroscopy for pediatric assessments: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
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- Verbal fluency tasks and attention problems in children with ADHD: evidence from fNIRS.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Predicting cortical-thalamic functional connectivity using functional near-infrared spectroscopy and graph convolutional networks.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- FNIRS-Based Energy Landscape Analysis to Signify Brain Activity Dynamics of Individuals With Depression.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Article
- Altered functional connectivity in preterm neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage assessed using functional near-infrared spectroscopy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association between neural prosody discrimination and language abilities in toddlers: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
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- Task-based functional neuroimaging in infants: a systematic review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
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Abstract
Over its 30 years of existence, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has matured into a highly versatile tool to study brain function in infants and young children. Its advantages, amongst others, include its ease of application and portability, the option to combine it with electrophysiology, and its relatively good tolerance to movement. As shown by the impressive body of fNIRS literature in the field of cognitive developmental neuroscience, the method's strengths become even more relevant for (very) young individuals who suffer from neurological, behavioral, and/or cognitive impairment. Although a number of studies have been conducted with a clinical perspective, fNIRS cannot yet be considered as a truly clinical tool. The first step has been taken in this direction by studies exploring options in populations with well-defined clinical profiles. To foster further progress, here, we review several of these clinical approaches to identify the challenges and perspectives of fNIRS in the field of developmental disorders. We first outline the contributions of fNIRS in selected areas of pediatric clinical research: epilepsy, communicative and language disorders, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. We provide a scoping review as a framework to allow the highlighting of specific and general challenges of using fNIRS in pediatric research. We also discuss potential solutions and perspectives on the broader use of fNIRS in the clinical setting. This may be of use to future research, targeting clinical applications of fNIRS in children and adolescents.
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