SynthesisFrontiers in neuroscience2023
Brain activation of the PFC during dual-task walking in stroke patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of functional near-infrared spectroscopy studies.
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- A systematic review of functional near-infrared spectroscopy-based task paradigms in stroke rehabilitation.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Two Different Multicomponent Cognitive-Motor Training Protocols on EEG Spectral Activity, Cognitive-Motor Interference, and Gait Performance in Individuals with Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Trial
- Multimodal assessment of a BCI system for stroke rehabilitation integrating motor imagery and motor attempts: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation influences cognitive-motor dual-task performance in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Neural mechanisms underlying the improvement of gait disturbances in stroke patients through robot-assisted gait training based on QEEG and fNIRS: a randomized controlled study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
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- Promoting sustainable urban tourism in Historic Sari, Iran through GIS-based walkability planning.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Association between chronotype and dual-task gait cost across distinct cognitive domains in healthy young adults.PloS one · 2026Article
- Cortical hemodynamic responses in older stroke patients during a walking-based Stroop dual task: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Prefrontal cortex oxygenation dynamics during dual-task walking in independently ambulatory patients with acute stroke: a comparison with healthy older adults.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Cortical activation and functional connectivity during dual-task walking under different cognitive loads: an fNIRS study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Bilateral Prefrontal Cortex Activation During Sensorimotor Tasks in People with Subacute Stroke - An Exploratory Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.NeuroRehabilitation · 2025Article
- The effects of protocol factors and participant characteristics on functional near-infrared spectroscopy data quality after stroke.Neuroimage. Reports · 2025Article
- Frontiers in neuro-rehabilitation: neural basis of cognitive contributions to movement across neurological populations.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- The impact of interactive motor-cognitive dual tasking on brain activation, functional connectivity, and behavioral performance in healthy adults: an fNIRS study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Cortical activation changes in supratentorial stroke patients during posture-cognition dual task.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- The Potential of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy as a Therapeutic Tool Following a Stroke (Review).Sovremennye tekhnologii v meditsine · 2025Review
- Cognitive load in individuals with a transfemoral amputation during single- and dual-task walking: a pilot study of brain activity in people using a socket prosthesis or a bone-anchored prosthesis.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Applications of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Neuroimaging During Rehabilitation Following Stroke: A Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Review
- Effects of Tai Chi Cloud Hands on balance and resting-state functional connectivity after stroke: an fNIRS study.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
Background: Dual-task walking is a good paradigm to measure the walking ability of stroke patients in daily life. It allows for a better observation of brain activation under dual-task walking to assess the impact of the different tasks on the patient when combining with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). This review aims to summarize the cortical change of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) detected in single-task and dual-task walking in stroke patients. Methods: Six databases (Medline, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library) were systematically searched for relevant studies, from inception to August 2022. Studies that measured the brain activation of single-task and dual-task walking in stroke patients were included. The main outcome of the study was PFC activity measured using fNIRS. In addition, a subgroup analysis was also performed for study characteristics based on HbO to analyze the different effects of disease duration and the type of dual task. Results: Ten articles were included in the final review, and nine articles were included in the quantitative meta-analysis. The primary analysis showed more significant PFC activation in stroke patients performing dual-task walking than single-task walking ( Conclusions: Different dual-task paradigms produce different levels of dual-task interference in stroke patients with different disease durations, and it is important to choose the matching dual-task type in relation to the walking ability and cognitive ability of the patient, in order to better improve the assessment and training effects. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier: CRD42022356699.
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