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Response: We thank Freeman and Taussky for their comments on our study. We agree that near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has several practical advantages over established cerebral blood flow measurement methods like positron emission tomography or CT perfusion. Mainly because of its noninvasiveness, easy bedside application and excellent temporal resolution NIRS is suitable for long-term continuous monitoring on stroke units. The recent finding of Freeman of a strong correlation between bilateral frontal NIRS measurements and corresponding regional cerebral …

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