International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan

Biography

Dr. Kaoru Sakatani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human and Engineered Environmental
Studies, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan. His research interest includes Speech Science, Hearing Science, etc. He has published more than 39 publications and the articles are informative and got good citations.

Publications

• Short Communication   
  Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  Author(s): Masamichi Moriya* and Kaoru Sakatani
  
  Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) is well-established as a safe and effective monitoring tool for stroke recovery, including upper limb, lower limb recovery, motor learning, cortical function recovery, cerebral hemodynamic changes, cerebral oxygenation, therapy, clinical researches and evaluation of the risk for stroke. NIRS principles have been used to study brain oxygenation for several decades, but have more recently been applied to various uses. We provide a brief overview of our research and clinical applications of NIRS in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation field... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096.21.9.586

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