Quick Dose Info
Wavelength (nm):
808 nm
Joules (J):
1.2
RESULTS/SUMMARY
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Infrared laser therapy for ischemic stroke: a new treatment strategy: results of the NeuroThera Effectiveness and Safety Trial-1 (NEST-1)
Study Summary
120 acute stroke patients received 808 nm transcranial laser within 24 hours of onset. Each received 1.2 J/cm^2 at the cortext for 2 minutes on 20 sites on a shaved scalp. Analysis found improvement based on the NIH Health Stroke Scale, modified.
Wavelength (nm)
808 nm
Joules (J)
1.2
Body Target
Scalp
Condition Treated
Cognition
Stroke
Stroke
Treatment Time (seconds)
120
Irradiance/Power Density (mW/cm^2)
10
Pulsed/Continuous
Continuous
Schedule
1 treatment
Treatment Points
20
EMF Type
Infrared 700-1400 nm
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More Info
The experiment was repeated on 660 stroke victims in a 2009 study with no significant results. Repeated again in 2014 on 630 stroke patients, the results were again unrepeatable.