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The aim is to investigate brain connectivity differences between spinal cord injury patients and healthy subjects using fNIRS.

Resting-state brain network alterations in spinal cord injury patients: an fNIRS study

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Randomized trial compares brain connectivity in spinal cord injury patients and healthy controls, suggesting potential diagnostic markers.

The aim is to investigate brain connectivity differences between spinal cord injury patients and healthy subjects using fNIRS.
Twenty-one spinal cord injury patients and twenty-three healthy controls participated in the study.
Functional connectivity analysis was conducted using fNIRS, specifically examining interhemispheric and PFC-M1 connectivity.
Statistical analysis was performed using Nirspark software and SPSS 27.0 to assess differences and correlations.
SCI patients exhibited reduced interhemispheric SMC connectivity at both HbO₂ and HbR levels (p < 0.05).
L-PFC ~ R-M1 connectivity was significantly decreased in SCI patients (p < 0.01).
Interhemispheric SMC connectivity positively correlated with ASIA sensory and motor scores (p < 0.05).

Zou et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Randomized trial compares brain connectivity in spinal cord injury patients and healthy controls, suggesting potential diagnostic markers.