Effects of transcranial LED therapy on the cognitive rehabilitation for diffuse axonal injury due to severe acute traumatic brain injury: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Effects of transcranial LED therapy on the cognitive rehabilitation for diffuse axonal injury due to severe acute traumatic brain injury: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Photobiomodulation describes the use of red or near-infrared light to stimulate or regenerate tissue. It was discovered that near-infrared wavelengths (800–900 nm) and red (600 nm) light-emitting diodes (LED) are able to penetrate through the scalp and skull and have the potentia...

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Main Authors: João Gustavo Rocha Peixoto dos Santos, Ana Luiza Costa Zaninotto, Renato Amaro Zângaro, Ana Maria Costa Carneiro, Iuri Santana Neville, Almir Ferreira de Andrade, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Wellingson Silva Paiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Brain injuries
Diffuse axonal injury
Low-level light therapy
Neurologic manifestations
Quality of life
Brain diseases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2632-5

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