Locked-In ALS Patients Speak Thanks to Transcranial Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

o2 sensor locked in syndrome

At the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering in Geneva, Switzerland, four completely paralyzed people suffering from advanced ALS were able to communicate thanks to a cap that measures changes in the oxygenation within the brain. These folks are effectively locked-in, not even having the ability to move their arms and relying on a ventilator fo (Read more...)

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