Open AccessDoes oral care contribute to brain activation?: One case of functional near‐infrared spectroscopy study in patients with a persistent disturbance of consciousness
Author(s) -
Fujii Wataru,
Kanamori Daisuke,
Nagata Chisato,
Sakaguchi Kiyomi,
Watanabe Risa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.81
Subject(s) - cerebral blood flow , medicine , functional near infrared spectroscopy , disturbance (geology) , consciousness , rehabilitation , blood flow , neuroscience , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , audiology , cardiology , psychiatry , psychology , cognition , physical therapy , paleontology , biology , prefrontal cortex
Key Clinical Message We used functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (f NIRS ) to measure cerebral blood flow during oral care in a patient with persistent disturbance of consciousness. We experienced that cerebral blood flow to frontal area increased during oral care, suggesting that oral care may have a potential role in rehabilitation for the brain.