Treatments for traumatic brain injury with emphasis on transcranial near-infrared laser phototherapy

References

• BazarianJJMcClungJShahMNChengYTFlesherWKrausJMild traumatic brain injury in the United States 1998–2000Brain Inj2005192859115841752
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• FaulMXuLWaldMCoronadoVGTraumatic Brain Injury in the United StatesU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Report2010 Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/TraumaticBrainInjury/Accessed March 2, 2014
   Google Scholar
• VaishnaviSRaoVFannJRNeuropsychiatric problems after traumatic brain injury: unraveling the silent epidemicPsychosomatics200950319820519567758
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• DOD Worldwide Numbers for TBI [webpage on the Internet]Silver Spring, MDDefense and Veterans Brain Injury Center2015 Available from: http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/dod-worldwide-numbers-tbiAccessed January 25, 2015
   Google Scholar
• BailesJEPetragliaALOmaluBINaumanETalavageTRole of subconcussion in repetitive mild traumatic brain injuryJ Neurosurg201311951235124523971952
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• CifuDXTaylorBCCarneWFTraumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder, and pain diagnoses in OIF/OEF/OND veteransJ Rehabil Res Dev20145091169117624458958
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• LoganBWGoldmanSZolaMMackeyAConcussive brain injury in the military: September 2001 to the presentBehav Sci Law201331680381324130079
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• GilchristJThomasKEXuLMcGuireLCCoronadoVGNonfatal sports and recreation related traumatic brain injuries among children and adolescents treated in emergency departments in the United States, 2001–2009MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep201160391337134221976115
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• NobleJMHesdorfferDCSport-related concussions: a review of epidemiology, challenges in diagnosis, and potential risk factorsNeuropsychol Rev201323427328424242889
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• SelassieAWWilsonDAPickelsimerEEVoroncaDCWilliamsNREdwardsJCIncidence of sport-related traumatic brain injury and risk factors of severity: a population-based epidemiologic studyAnn Epidemiol2013231275075624060276
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KumarALoaneDJNeuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury: opportunities for therapeutic interventionBrain Behav Immun20122681191120122728326
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ZiebellJMMorganti-KossmannMCInvolvement of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in the pathophysiology of traumatic brain injuryNeurotherapeutics201071223020129494
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• AndersonRJShell shock: an old injury with new weaponsMol Interv20088520421819015383
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KashlubaSHanksRACaseyJEMillisSRNeuropsychologic and functional outcome after complicated mild traumatic brain injuryAch Phys Med Rehabil2008895904911
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KennedyJEJaffeeMSLeskinGAStokesJWLealFOFitzpatrickPJPosttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder-like symptoms and mild traumatic brain injuryJ Rehabil Res Dev200744789592018075948
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LewHLRehabilitation needs of an increasing population of patients: traumatic brain injury, polytrauma, and blast-related injuriesJ Rehabil Res Dev2005424xiiixvi16320135
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LewHLVanderploegRDMooreDFOverlap of mild TBI and mental health conditions in returning OIF/OEF service members and veteransJ Rehabil Res Dev2008453xixvi18629743
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• OkieSTraumatic brain injury in the war zoneN Engl J Med2005352202043204715901856
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• VasterlingJJProctorSPAmorosoPKaneRHeerenTFranzMNeuropsychological outcomes of army personnel following deployment to the Iraq warJAMA2006296551952916882958
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Neurobehavioral Guidelines Working GroupGuidelines for the pharmacologic treatment of neurobehavioral sequelae of traumatic brain injuryJ Neurotrauma200623101468150117020483
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• FannJRBuringtonBLenonettiAJaffeKKatonWJThompsonRSPsychiatric illness following traumatic brain injury in an adult health maintenance organization populationArch Gen Psychiatry2004611536114706944
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BryanCJRepetitive traumatic brain injury (or concussion) increases severity of sleep disturbance among deployed military personnelSleep201336694194623729938
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• TheelerBLucasSRiechersRG2ndRuffRLPost-traumatic headaches in civilians and military personnel: a comparative, clinical reviewHeadache201353688190023721236
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BryanCJClemansTARepetitive traumatic brain injury, psychological symptoms, and suicide risk in a clinical sample of deployed military personnelJAMA Psychiatry201370768669123676987
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• JorgeRERobinsonRGMoserDTatenoACrespo-FacorroBArndtSMajor depression following traumatic brain injuryArch Gen Psychiatry2004611425014706943
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• PrinsMLAlexanderDGizaCCHovdaDARepeated mild traumatic brain injury: mechanisms of cerebral vulnerabilityJ Neurotrauma2013301303823025820
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• FannJRUomotoJMKatonWJSertraline in the treatment of major depression following mild traumatic brain injuryJ Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci200012222623211001601
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• FannJRUomotoJMKatonWJCognitive improvement with treatment of depression following mild traumatic brain injuryPsychosomatics2001421485411161121
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Turner-StokesLHassanNPierceKCleggFManaging depression in brain injury rehabilitation: the use of an integrated care pathway and preliminary report of response to sertralineClin Rehabil200216326126812017513
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• SchmittJAKruizingaMJRiedelWJNon-serotonergic pharmacological profiles and associated cognitive effects of serotonin reuptake inhibitorsJ Psychopharmacol200115317317911565624
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• CrisostomoEADuncanPWPropstMDawsonDVDavisJNEvidence that amphetamine with physical therapy promotes recovery of motor function in stroke patientsAnn Neurol198823194973345072
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• RauTFKothiwalASRovaARBrooksDMPoulsenDJTreatment with low-dose methamphetamine improves behavioral and cognitive function after severe traumatic brain injuryJ Trauma Acute Care Surg2012732 suppl 1S165S17222847088
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• JohanssonBWentzelAPAndréllPOdenstedtJMannheimerCRönnbäckLEvaluation of dosage, safety and effects of methylphenidate on post-traumatic brain injury symptoms with a focus on mental fatigue and painBrain Inj201428330431024377326
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• NickelsJLSchneiderWNDombovyMLWongTMClinical use of amantadine in brain injury rehabilitationBrain Inj1994887097187849690
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KrausMFMakiPThe combined use of amantadine and l-dopa/carbidopa in the treatment of chronic brain injuryBrain Inj19971164554609171930
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McDowellSWhyteJD’EspositoMDifferential effect of a dopaminergic agonist on prefrontal function in traumatic brain injury patientsBrain1998121pt 6115511649648550
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Catsman-BerrevoetsCEvon HarskampFCompulsive pre-sleep behavior and apathy due to bilateral thalamic stroke: response to bromocriptineNeurology19883846476493352928
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• IshizukaTMurotaniTYamatodaniAModanifil activates the histaminergic system through the orexinergic neuronsNeurosci Lett2010483319319620696213
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• GuoRXAnacletCRobertsJCDifferential effects of acute and repeat dosing with the H3 antagonist GSK189254 on the sleep-wake cycle and narcoleptic episodes in Ox−/− miceBr J Pharmacol2009157110411719413575
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ScammellTEEstabrookeIVMcCarthyMTHypothalamic arousal regions are activated during modafinil-induced wakefulnessJ Neurosci200020228620862811069971
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KimWTatenoAArakawaRIn vivo activity of modafinil on dopamine transporter measured with positron emission tomography and [18F]FE-PE2IInt J Neuropsychopharmacol201417569770324451483
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• WisorJPNishinoSSoraIUhlGHMignotEEdgarDMDopaminergic role in stimulant-induced wakefulnessJ Neurosci20012151787179411222668
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• TaverniJPSeligerGLichtmanSWDonepezil medicated memory improvement in traumatic brain injury during post acute rehabilitationBrain Inj199812177809483340
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• WhelanFJWalkerMSSchultzSKDonepezil in the treatment of cognitive dysfunction associated with traumatic brain injuryAnn Clin Psychiatry200012313113510984001
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• KayeNSTownsendJB3rdIvinsRAn open-label trial of donepezil (aricept) in the treatment of persons with mild traumatic brain injuryJ Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci200315338338412928519
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MoreyCECiloMBerryJCusickCThe effect of Aricept in persons with persistent memory disorder following traumatic brain injury: a pilot studyBrain Inj200317980981512850946
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• SilverJMArciniegasDBYodofskySPsychopharmacologySilverJMMcAllisterTWYodofskySTextbook of Traumatic Brain InjuryArlington, VAAmerican Psychiatric Publishing2005609639
   Google Scholar
• KempSBiswasRNeumannVCoughlanAThe value of melatonin for sleep disorders occurring post-head injury: a pilot RCTBrain Inj200418991191915223743
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LeeHBLyketsosCGRaoVPharmacological management of the psychiatric aspects of traumatic brain injuryInt Rev Psychiatry200315435937015276957
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• CiceroneKDDahlbergCKalmarKEvidence-based cognitive rehabilitation: recommendations for clinical practiceArch Phys Med Rehabil200081121596161511128897
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ParkNWInglesJLEffectiveness of attention rehabilitation after an acquired brain injury: a meta-analysisNeuropsychology200115219921011324863
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• PrigatanoGPFordyceDJZeinerHKRouecheJRPeppingMWoodBCNeuropsychological rehabilitation after closed head injury in young adultsJ Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry19844755055136736983
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ben-YishayYDillerLCognitive remediation in traumatic brain injury: update and issuesArch Phys Med Rehabil19937422042138431107
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ChungCSYPollockACampbellTDurwardBRHagenSCognitive rehabilitation for executive dysfunction in adults with stroke or other adult non-progressive acquired brain damageCochrane Database Syst Rev20134CD00839123633354
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• SooCTateRLPsychological treatment for anxiety in people with traumatic brain injuryCochrane Database Syst Rev20073Cd00523917636792
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• CorriganPWBachPABehavioral treatmentSilverJMMcAllisterTWYodofskySPsychopharmacology in Textbook of Traumatic Brain InjuryArlington, VAAmerican Psychiatric Publishing2005661678
   Google Scholar
• PrinsMLMatsumotoJHThe collective therapeutic potential of cerebral ketone metabolism in traumatic brain injuryJ Lipid Res201455122450245724721741
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• DiamondBJShiflettSCFeiwelNGinkgo biloba extract: mechanisms and clinical indicationsArch Phys Med Rehabil200081566867810807109
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• al-ZuhairHAbd el-FattahAel-SayedMIThe effect of meclofenoxate with ginkgo biloba extract or zinc on lipid peroxide, some free radical scavengers and the cardiovascular system of aged ratsPharmacol Res199838165729697157
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bacci BalleriniFLópez AngueraAAlcarazPHernández ReyesNTreatment of postconcussion syndrome with S-adenosylmethionineMed Clin (Barc)19838041611646345953
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BaşkayaMKDoğanARaoAMDempseyRJNeuroprotective effects of citicoline on brain edema and blood-brain barrier breakdown after traumatic brain injuryJ Neurosurg200092344845210701532
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ZafonteRDBagiellaEAnselBMEffect of citicoline on functional and cognitive status among patients with traumatic brain injury: citicoline brain injury treatment trial (COBRIT)JAMA2012308191993200023168823
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HakkarainenHHakamiesLPiracetam in the treatment of post-concussional syndrome. A double-blind studyEur Neurol19781715055342247
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MalykhAGSadaieMRPiracetam and piracetam-like drugs: from basic science to novel clinical applications to CNS disordersDrugs201070328731220166767
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• FurukawaSYangLSameshimaHGalantamine, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, reduces brain damage induced by hypoxia-ischemia in newborn ratsInt J Dev Neurosci201437525724972037
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MasliahEDíez-TejedorEThe pharmacology of neurotrophic treatment with cerebrolysin: brain protection and repair to counteract pathologies of acute and chronic neurological disordersDrugs Today (Barc)201248suppl A32422514792
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ZhangYChoppMMengYImprovement in functional recovery with administration of cerebrolysin after experimental closed head injuryJ Neurosurg201311861343135523581594
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ChenCCWeiSTTsaiaSCChenXXChoDYCerebrolysin enhances cognitive recovery of mild traumatic brain injury patients: double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized studyBr J Neurosurg201327680380723656173
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HallEDVaishnavRAMustafaAGAntioxidant therapies for traumatic brain injuryNeurotherapeutics201071516120129497
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HukkelhovenCWSteyerbergEWFaraceEHabbemaJDMarshallLFMaasAIRegional differences in patient characteristics, case management, and outcomes in traumatic brain injury: experience from the tirilazad trialsJ Neurosurg200297354955712296638
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HasadsriLWangBHLeeJVOmega-3 fatty acids as a putative treatment for traumatic brain injuryJ Neurotrauma2013301189790623363551
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• AminmansourBNikbakhtHGhorbaniAComparison of the administration of progesterone versus progesterone and vitamin D in improvement of outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury: a randomized clinical trial with placebo groupAdv Biomed Res201215823326789
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• ScrimgeourAGCondlinMLNutritional treatment for traumatic brain injuryJ Neurotrauma2014311198999924605947
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• AmenDGWuJCTaylorDWilleumierKReversing brain damage in former NFL players: implications for traumatic brain injury and substance abuse rehabilitationJ Psychoactive Drugs20114311521615001
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• TheadomAMahonSBarker-ColloSEnzogenol for cognitive functioning in traumatic brain injury: a pilot placebo-controlled RCTEur J Neurol20132081135114423384428
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• PapeTLRosenowJLewisGTranscranial magnetic stimulation: a possible treatment for TBIJ Head Trauma Rehabil200621543745116983227
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• CouturierJLEfficacy of rapid-rate repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression: a systematic review and meta-analysisJ Psychiatry Neurosci2005302839015798783
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Castel-LacanalETarriMLoubinouxITranscranial magnetic stimulation in brain injuryAnn Fr Anesth Reanim2014332838724378049
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• ClarkJMLambertsenCJGelfandREffects of prolonged oxygen exposure at 1.5, 2.0, or 2.5 ATA on pulmonary function in men (predictive studies V)J Appl Physiol (1985)19998612432599887137
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ColletJPVanasseMMaroisPHyperbaric oxygen for children with cerebral palsy: a randomised multicentre trial. HBO-CP Research GroupLancet2001357925658258611558483
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• JamesPBHyperbaric oxygenation for cerebral palsyLancet20013572052205311441856
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boussi-GrossRGolanHFishlevGHyperbaric oxygen therapy can improve post concussion syndrome years after mild traumatic brain injury – randomized prospective trialPLoS One2013811e7999524260334
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HarchPGAndrewsSRFogartyEFA phase I study of low-pressure hyperbaric oxygen therapy for blast-induced post-concussion syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorderJ Neurotrauma20122916818522026588
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• WolfGCifuDBaughLCarneWProfennaLThe effect of hyperbaric oxygen on symptoms after mild traumatic brain injuryJ Neurotrauma201229172606261223031217
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MillerRSWeaverLKBahrainiNEffects of hyperbaric oxygen on symptoms and quality of life among service members with persistent postconcussion symptoms: a randomized clinical trialJAMA Intern Med20151751435225401463
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HarchPGHyperbaric oxygen therapy for post-concussion syndrome: contradictory conclusions from a study mischaracterized as sham-controlledJ Neurotrauma201330231995199924004322
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BennettMHTrytkoBJonkerBHyperbaric oxygen therapy for the adjunctive treatment of traumatic brain injuryCochrane Database Syst Rev201212CD00460923235612
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• RockswoldSBRockswoldGLZaunDAA prospective, randomized clinical trial to compare the effect of hyperbaric to normobaric hyperoxia on cerebral metabolism, intracranial pressure, and oxygen toxicity in severe traumatic brain injuryJ Neurosurg20101121080109419852540
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• RockswoldSBRockswoldGLZaunDALiuJA prospective, randomized phase II clinical trial to evaluate the effect of combined hyperbaric and normobaric hyperoxia on cerebral metabolism, intracranial pressure, oxygen toxicity, and clinical outcome in severe traumatic brain injuryJ Neurosurg201311861317132823510092
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• GoldenZLNeubauerRGoldenCJGreeneLMarshJMlekoAImprovement in cerebral metabolism in chronic brain injury after hyperbaric oxygen therapyInt J Neurosci200211211913112325401
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• WortzelHSArciniegasDBAndersonCAVanderploegRDBrennerLAA phase I study of low-pressure hyperbaric oxygen therapy for blast-induced post-concussion syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder: a neuropsychiatric perspectiveJ Neurotrauma201229142421242422519979
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MassettLMoseleyAMTateRHarmerARFitness training for cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injuryCochrane Database Syst Rev20082CD00612318425937
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• National Research CouncilCognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury: Evaluating the EvidenceWashington, DCThe National Academies Press2011
   Google Scholar
• EnwemekaCSIntricacies of dose in laser phototherapy for tissue repair and pain reliefPhotomed Laser Surg200927338739319473073
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HuangYYChenACCarrollJDHamblinMRBiphasic dose response in low level light therapyDose Response20097435838320011653
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ChungHDaiTSharmaSKHuangYYCarrollJDHamblinMRThe nuts and bolts of low-level laser (light) therapyAnn Biomed Eng201240251653322045511
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MesterEMesterAFMesterAThe biomedical effects of laser applicationLasers Surg Med19855131393982191
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BjordalJMCouppéCChowRTTunérJLjunggrenEAA systematic review of low level laser therapy with location-specific doses for pain from chronic joint disordersAust J Physiother200349210711612775206
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BasfordJRSheffieldCGHarmsenWSLaser therapy: a randomized, controlled trial of the effects of low-intensity Nd:YAG laser irradiation on musculoskeletal back painArch Phys Med Rehabil199980664765210378490
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• YangZWuYZhangHLow-level laser irradiation alters cardiac cytokine expression following acute myocardial infarction: a potential mechanism for laser therapyPhotomed Laser Surg201129639139821348574
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• TubyHMaltzLOronUInduction of autologous mesenchymal stem cells in the bone marrow by low-level laser therapy has profound beneficial effects on the infarcted rat heartLasers Surg Med201143540140921674545
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LapchakPATaking a light approach to treating acute ischemic stroke patients: transcranial near-infrared laser therapy translational scienceAnn Med201042857658621039081
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• NaeserMASaltmarcheAKrengelMAHamblinMRKnightJAImproved cognitive function after transcranial, light-emitting diode treatments in chronic, traumatic brain injury: two case reportsPhotomed Laser Surg201129535135821182447
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KaruTIKolyakovSFExact action spectra for cellular responses relevant to phototherapyPhotomed Laser Surg200523435536116144476
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HendersonTAMorriesLDNear-infrared photonic energy penetration – can infrared phototherapy effectively reach the human brain?Neuropsychiatr Dis TreatIn press2015
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• WuHMHuangSCVespaPHovdaDABergsneiderMRedefining the pericontusional penumbra following traumatic brain injury: evidence of deteriorating metabolic derangements based on positron emission tomographyJ Neurotrauma201330535236023461651
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• YipKKLoSCLeungMCSoSKTangCYPoonDMThe effect of low-energy laser irradiation on apoptotic factors following experimentally induced transient cerebral ischemiaNeuroscience201119030130621712070
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• OronAOronUChenJLow level laser therapy applied transcranially to rats after induction of stroke significantly reduces long-term neurological deficitsStroke2006372620262416946145
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• OronAOronUStreeterJLow-level laser therapy applied transcranially to mice following traumatic brain injury significantly reduces long-term neurological deficitsJ Neurotrauma20072465165617439348
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• WuQHuangYYDhitalSLow level laser therapy for traumatic brain injury. Mechanisms for low-light therapy VProc SPIE20107552755206
   Google Scholar
• AndoTXuanWXuTComparison of therapeutic effects between pulsed and continuous wave 810-nm wavelength laser irradiation for traumatic brain injury in micePLoS One2011610e2621222028832
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LeungMCLoSCSiuFKSoKFTreatment 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 1Lasers Surg Med200231428328812355575
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• DetaboadaLIlicSLeichliter-MarthaSOronUOronAStreeterJTranscranial application of low-energy laser irradiation improves neurological deficits in rats following acute strokeLasers Surg Med2006381707316444697
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LapchakPADe TaboadaLTranscranial near infrared laser treatment (NILT) increases cortical adenosine-5′-triphosphate (ATP) content following embolic strokes in rabbitsBrain Res2010130610010519837048
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LapchakPAWeiJZivinJATranscranial infrared laser therapy improves clinical rating scores after embolic strokes in rabbitsStroke20043581985198815155955
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ZivinJAAlbersGWBornsteinNEffectiveness and safety of transcranial laser therapy for acute ischemic strokeStroke20094041359136419233936
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LamplYZivinJAFisherMInfrared laser therapy for ischemic stroke: a new treatment strategy: results of the NeuroThera Effectiveness and Safety Trial-1 (NEST-1)Stroke20073861843184917463313
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HuisaBNStemerABWalkerMGTranscranial laser therapy for acute ischemic stroke: a pooled analysis of NEST-1 and NEST-2Int J Stroke20138531532022299818
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• StemerABHuisaBNZivinJAThe evolution of transcranial laser therapy for acute ischemic stroke, including a pooled analysis of NEST-1 and NEST-2Curr Cardiol Rep201012293320425181
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• HackeWSchellingerPDAlbersGWTranscranial laser therapy in acute stroke treatment: results of neurothera effectiveness and safety trial 3, a phase III clinical end point device trialStroke201445113187319325293665
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• RojasJCGonzalez-LimaFLow level light therapy of the eye and brainEye Brain201134967
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• FitzgeraldMHodgettsSVan Den HeuvelCRed/near-infrared irradiation therapy for treatment of central nervous system injuries and disordersRev Neurosci201324220522623492552
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• RojasJCGonzalez-LimaFNeurological and psychological applications of transcranial lasers and LEDsBiochem Pharmacol201386444745723806754
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• WuQXuanWAndoTLow-level laser therapy for closed-head traumatic brain injury in mice: effect of different wavelengthsLasers Surg Med20124421822622275301
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• OronAOronUStreeterJNear infrared transcranial laser therapy applied at various modes to mice following traumatic brain injury significantly reduces long-term neurological deficitsJ Neurotrauma201229240140722040267
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• XuanWVatanseverFHuangLTranscranial low-level laser therapy improves neurological performance in traumatic brain injury in mice: effect of treatment repetition regimenPLoS One201381e5345423308226
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• XuanWAgrawalTHuangLGuptaGKHamblinMRLow-level laser therapy for traumatic brain injury in mice increases brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and synaptogenesisJ Biophotonics Epub201498
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KhumanJZhangJParkJCarrollJDDonahueCWhalenMJLow-level laser light therapy improves cognitive deficits and inhibits microglial activation after controlled cortical impact in miceJ Neurotrauma20122940841721851183
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• QuirkBJTorbeyMBuchmannEVermaSWhelanHTNear-infrared photobiomodulation in an animal model of traumatic brain injury: improvements at the behavioral and biochemical levelsPhotomed Laser Surg201230952352922793787
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MoreiraMSVelascoITFerreiraLSEffect of phototherapy with low intensity laser on local and systemic immunomodulation following focal brain damage in ratJ Photochem Photobiol B200997314515119800810
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BarrettDWGonzalez-LimaFTranscranial infrared laser stimulation produces beneficial cognitive and emotional effects in humansNeuroscience2013230132323200785
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• NaeserMAZafonteRKrengelMHSignificant improvements in cognitive performance post-transcranial, red/near-infrared light-emitting diode treatments in chronic, mild traumatic brain injury: open-protocol studyJ Neurotrauma201431111008101724568233
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MesterENagylucskaySWaidelichWEffects of direct laser radiation on human lymphocytesArch Dermatol Res19782633241245 German742904
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KreislerMChristoffersABWillershausenBd’HoedtBEffect of low-level GaAlAs laser irradiation on the proliferation rate of human periodontal ligament fibroblasts: an in vitro studyJ Clin Periodontol200330435335812694435
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ChenACAranyPRHuangYYLow-level laser therapy activates NF-kB via generation of reactive oxygen species in mouse embryonic fibroblastsPLoS One201167e2245321814580
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Demidova-RiceTNSalomatinaEVYaroslavskyANHermanIMHamblinMRLow-level light stimulates excisional wound healing in miceLasers Surg Med200739970671517960752
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• CastanoAPDaiTYaroslavskyILow-level laser therapy for zymosan-induced arthritis in rats: importance of illumination timeLasers Surg Med200739654355017659584
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• CorazzaAVJorgeJKurachiCBagnatoVSPhotobiomodulation on the angiogenesis of skin wounds in rats using different light sourcesPhotomed Laser Surg200725210210617508845
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• DesmetKDPazDACorryJJClinical and experimental applications of NIR-LED photobiomodulationPhotomed Laser Surg200624212112816706690
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• AndersJJMogesHWuXIn vitro and in vivo optimization of infrared laser treatment for injured peripheral nervesLasers Surg Med2014461344524338500
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• von LedenRECooneySJFerraraTM808 nm wavelength light induces a dose-dependent alteration in microglial polarization and resultant microglial induced neurite growthLasers Surg Med201345425326323619903
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LaveryLAMurdochDPWilliamsJLaveryDCDoes anodyne light therapy improve peripheral neuropathy in diabetes? A double-blind, sham-controlled, randomized trial to evaluate monochromatic infrared photoenergyDiabetes Care200831231632117977931
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KolariPJPenetration of unfocused laser light into the skinArch Dermatol Res198527743423444004332
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Franzen-KorzendorferHBlackintonMRone-AdamsSMcCullochJThe effect of monochromatic infrared energy on transcutaneous oxygen measurements and protective sensation: results of a controlled, double-blind, randomized clinical studyOstomy Wound Manage2008546163118579924
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• EsnoufAWrightPAMooreJCAhmedSDepth of penetration of an 850 nm wavelength low level laser in human skinAcupunct Electrother Res2007321–2818618077939
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BashkatovANGeninaEAKochubeyVITuchinVVOptical properties of human skin, subcutaneous and mucous tissues in the wavelength range from 400 to 2,000 nmJ Phys D Appl Phys20053825432555
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LeonardDRFarooqiMHMyersSRestoration of sensation, reduced pain, and improved balance in subjects with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study with monochromatic near-infrared treatmentDiabetes Care200427116817214693984
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• GiacciMKWheelerLLovettSDifferential effects of 670 and 830 nm red near infrared irradiation therapy: a comparative study of optic nerve injury, retinal degeneration, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuryPLoS One201498e10456525105800
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• GrecoMVaccaRAMoroLHelium-Neon laser irradiation of hepatocytes can trigger increase of the mitochondrial membrane potential and can stimulate c-fos expression in a Ca2+-dependent mannerLasers Surg Med200129543344111891731
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• FrankSOliverLLebreton-DeCCInfrared radiation affects the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis in human fibroblastsJ Invest Dermatol2004123582383115482467
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• WanSParrishJAAndersonRRMaddenMTransmittance of non-ionizing radiation in human tissuesPhotochem Photobiol19813466796816458827
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• RushAJTrivediMHIbrahimHMThe 16-item quick inventory of depressive symptomatology (QIDS), clinician rating (QIDS-C), and self-report (QIDS-SR): a psychometric evaluation in patients with chronic major depressionBiol Psychiatry200354557358312946886
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HomaifarBYBrennerLAGutierrezPMSensitivity and specificity of the beck depression inventory-II in persons with traumatic brain injuryArch Phys Med Rehabil200990465265619345782
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HendersonTAMorriesLDSPECT perfusion imaging demonstrates improvement of TBI with transcranial near-infrared laser phototherapyAdv Mind Body MedIn press2015
   Google Scholar
• JoensenJDemminkJHJohnsonMIIversenVVLopes-MartinsRÁBjordalJMThe thermal effects of therapeutic lasers with 810 and 904 nm wavelengths on human skinPhotomed Laser Surg201129314515321219241
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• SchifferFJohnstonALRavichandranCPsychological benefits 2 and 4 weeks after a single treatment with near infrared light to the forehead: a pilot study of 10 patients with major depression and anxietyBehav Brain Funct200954619995444
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• StrangmanGELiZZhangQDepth sensitivity and source-detector separations for near infrared spectroscopy based on the Colin27 brain templatePLoS One201388e6631923936292
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• RajiCATarzwellRPavelDClinical utility of SPECT neuroimaging in the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury: a systematic reviewPLoS One201493e9108824646878
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ClementeCAnatomy – A Regional Atlas of the Human Body2nd edBaltimoreUrban & Schwarzenburg Inc1981
   Google Scholar
• JagdeoJRAdamsLEBrodyNISiegelDMTranscranial red and near infrared light transmission in a cadaveric modelPLoS One2012710e4746023077622
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LangeRTBrickellTAIvinsBVanderploegRDFrenchLMVariable, not always persistent, postconcussion symptoms after mild TBI in U.S. military service members: a five-year cross-sectional outcome studyJ Neurotrauma2013301195896923205671
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• CoronadoVGThomasKESattinRWJohnsonRLThe CDC traumatic brain injury surveillance system: characteristics of persons aged 65 years and older hospitalized with a TBIJ Head Trauma Rehabil200520321522815908822
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar