Frontal lobe hemodynamics detected by functional near-infrared spectroscopy during head-up tilt table tests in patients with electrical burns.

ABSTRACT:

Significance

Electrical burns can cause severe damage to the nervous system, resulting in autonomic dysfunction with reduced cerebral perfusion. However, few studies have investigated these consequences.

Aim

To elucidate changes in prefrontal cerebral hemodynamics using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) during the head-up tilt table test (HUT) for patients with electrical burns.

Approach

We recruited 17 patients with acute electrical burns within 1 week after their accidents and 10 healthy volunteers. The NIRS parameters acquired using an fNIRS device attached to the forehead were analyzed in five distinct HUT phases.

Results

Based on their HUT response patterns, patients with electrical burns were classified into the group with abnormal HUT results

SUBMITTER: Kim YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9493373 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature