Efficacy of super-pulsed 905 nm Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in the management of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A case study

Stephan, William; Banas, Louis J.; Bennett, Matthew; Tunceroglu, Huseyin

doi:10.4236/wjns.2012.24035

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“…Many authors who conducted both experimental and clinical studies on extracranial laser effects on the brain [13][14][15][16][17][39][40][41][42] confirm neuroprotective effect of laser energy.…”

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“…This process causes the development of long-term chronic ischemia leading to slowly growing neurodegenerative and atrophic changes of transcranial laser radiation in the treatment of the consequences of ischemic stroke [13,14], cranial trauma and dementia [15][16][17]. These studies indicate a good neuroprotective effect of the treatment contributing to successful neurorehabilitation, but it should be noted that these treatments are also effective in the early, not severe stages of the disease.…”

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Transcatheter Cerebral Revascularization in the Treatment of Atherosclerotic Lesions of the Brain

Maksimovich¹

2016

Brain Disord Ther

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Transcatheter Cerebral Revascularization in the Treatment of Atherosclerotic Lesions of the Brain

Maksimovich¹

2016

Brain Disord Ther

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“…In a previous case study publication, a young man was hit with a lead pipe and had intractable migraines for two years; he was healed with just 4 treatments [6].…”

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Management of Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD) Dementia and Other Neuro-Degenerative Disease with Photo-Medicine: Clinical Experience and Case Studies

Stephan¹,

Din²,

Banas³

et al. 2017

OJPsych

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Objective: Photobiomodulation (also known as Low Level Laser. LLLT or Cold Laser; Photo Medicine (PM)) has been a vital adjunct therapy in our clinical practice over 5 years, observations of improvement in cognition and personality were noted in several patients. As a result, selected patients with Alzheimer's Disease, vascular dementia, post-traumatic brain injury and other neuro-degenerative diseases were treated at clinical practices in Buffalo, New York; Sarasota, Florida; Lafayette, Indiana; Phoenix, Az., and Baton Rouge, La. Over 60 patients were treated with an average of 4 times over an 8-day period all reported/exhibited improvement in their condition, except that two men who were in their seventies were in robust health but had no short-term memory and no improvement was observed. However, Theralase has developed a more efficacious system which will be more efficacious, due to increased power for ATP activation. Method: Over 150 patients with the above conditions were treated in various areas (depending on diagnosis) including the prefrontal cortex, temporal lobe, Hippocampus, and Circle of Willis for duration of two and one-half minutes every 48 hours for 5 -6 treatments. We utilized the Theralase multi-probe (905 nm/660 nm) at 60 miliwatts. It utilizes 5 -905 nm near infra-red diodes and 4 infra-red 660 laser diodes with a peak power of 50,000 milliwatts at peak and pulse duration of 200 nanoseconds [1].How to cite this paper: Stephan, W., Din, R.A., Banas, L.J., Thomas, J., Kochert, C., Lamartiniere, R.J., Spooner, C., Pesca, G. The PTSD patients were evaluated utilizing the co-occurring disorders program screening and assessment form. Conclusion: Dementia patients exhibited varying degrees of improvement in cognitive function and personality, leading to improved quality of life and decreased caregiver burden. PTSD patients' improvement was objectively measured by formal neuropsychological testing utilizing the form. All PTSD patients scored no emotional problems after 3 -5 treatments and all experienced overall sense of well-being. One experienced return of ability to smell he had not had for 5 years. Similar results were reported in a Japanese study where 15 patients were followed for a year. This non-invasive and non-systemic modality of therapy could play a key role in treating progressive neurodegenerative conditions, improving quality of life, and reducing health care costs.

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“…Our first publication in 2012 described the efficacy of super-pulsed 905 nm low level laser therapy in the management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in one case study [14]. Despite repeated efforts having been undertaken to present our findings to the Department of Defense or the National Football League, it fell on "deaf ears".…”

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Treatment Efficacy of Photobiomodulation for Moderate and Advanced Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease: Case Studies

Stephan¹,

Banas²,

Hamblin³

2022

AAD

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Extensive research is ongoing in the use of Photobiomodulation (PBM, often referred to as low-level or cold laser therapy) to treat Alzheimer's disease as well as other debilitating diseases. The following case studies further confirm that PBM could be a breakthrough approach to limit the progression of insidious diseases. We present four cases, two with mild to moderate dementia and two with more advanced symptoms. Several publications have shown beneficial results, however, several weeks of daily treatments were necessary. The cases described here suggest that moderate and advanced dementia cases can be significantly improved with three or four eight-minute treatments over a 5 -7-day period when using super-pulsing technology on Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule (Figure 1). Gives a brief visual explanation of super-pulsing versus continuous wave technology.

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Efficacy of super-pulsed 905 nm Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in the management of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A case study

Cited by 11 publications

References 6 publications

Transcatheter Cerebral Revascularization in the Treatment of Atherosclerotic Lesions of the Brain

Transcatheter Cerebral Revascularization in the Treatment of Atherosclerotic Lesions of the Brain

Management of Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD) Dementia and Other Neuro-Degenerative Disease with Photo-Medicine: Clinical Experience and Case Studies

Treatment Efficacy of Photobiomodulation for Moderate and Advanced Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease: Case Studies

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