Brain communication in a completely locked-in patient using bedside near-infrared spectroscopy

Guillermo Gallegos-Ayala¹, Adrian Furdea¹, Kouji Takano¹+3

• ¹From the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology (G.G.-A., A.F., K.T., C.A.R., N.B.) and Graduate School of Neural and Behavioural Sciences (G.G.-A.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) (G.G.-A.), Ecuador; National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (K.T.), Tokorozawa, Japan; Central Institute of Mental Health (H.F.), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany; and Ospedale San Camillo (N.B.), IRCCS, Venezia, Italy.+1