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Transcranial application of near-infrared low-level laser can modulate cortical excitability

Background and objective: Near-infrared low-level laser (NIR-LLL) irradiation penetrates scalp and skull and can reach superficial layers of the cerebral cortex....
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Mitochondrial respiration as a target for neuroprotection and cognitive enhancement

This paper focuses on brain mitochondrial respiration as a therapeutic target for neuroprotection and cognitive enhancement. We propose that improving...
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Low-level laser irradiation modulates brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA transcription through calcium-dependent activation of the ERK/CREB pathway

Low-level laser (LLL) irradiation has been reported to promote neuronal differentiation, but the mechanism remains unclear. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)...
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Potential Application of Upconverting Nanoparticles for Brain Photobiomodulation

Brain photobiomodulation (PBM) describes the use of visible to near-infrared light for modulation or stimulation of the central nervous system...
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Laser therapy of painful shoulder and shoulder-hand syndrome in treatment of patients after the stroke

The common complication after stroke is pain and dysfunction of shoulder of paralyzed arm, as well as the swelling of...
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Low power laser irradiation reduces ischemic damage in hippocampal slices in vitro

Background and objective: Low power laser irradiation has been reported to reduce injury, promote regeneration, and produce analgesia. While the mechanism...
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Treatment of experimentally induced transient cerebral ischemia with low energy laser inhibits nitric oxide synthase activity and up-regulates the expression of transforming growth factor-beta 1

Background and objectives: Nitric oxide (NO) has been shown to be neurotoxic while transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta1) is neuroprotective in...
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Transcranial infrared laser therapy improves clinical rating scores after embolic strokes in rabbits

Background and purpose: Because photon energy delivered using a low-energy infrared laser may be useful to treat stroke, we determined whether...
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Transcranial application of low-energy laser irradiation improves neurological deficits in rats following acute stroke

Background and objectives: Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been shown to have beneficial effects on ischemic skeletal and heart muscles tissues....
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Low-level laser therapy applied transcranially to rats after induction of stroke significantly reduces long-term neurological deficits

Background and purpose: Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) modulates various biological processes. In the present study, we assessed the hypothesis that LLLT...
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Laser treatment for stroke

Low-level laser therapy is an irradiation technique that has the ability to induce biological processes using photon energy. There are...
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Transcranial near-infrared light therapy improves motor function following embolic strokes in rabbits: an extended therapeutic window study using continuous and pulse frequency delivery modes

Photon or near-infrared light therapy (NILT) may be an effective neuroprotective method to reduce behavioral dysfunction following an acute ischemic...
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