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Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) provides continuous, non-invasive bedside monitoring of regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2); however, its clinical value in patients with aSAH has not yet been fully established. The primary objective of this study was to investigate whether NIRS-detected rSO2 desaturation can serve as an early indicator of cerebral vasospasm (CV) and predict the occurrence of DCI. Secondary objectives were to examine the associations between rSO2 changes and other cerebral deterioration events, length of intensive care unit stay, functional outcome, and in-hospital mortality. Methods: This prospective, single-centre study included 30 patients with aSAH admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Riga East University Hospital between January 2019 and January 2023. Bilateral frontal near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) monitoring (Covidien INVOS\u2122 5100C-PB) was initiated within 72 h after ictus and continued for up to 7 days. Cerebral desaturation was defined as a &gt;20% reduction from baseline (BL) or an absolute regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2) value &lt; 50% lasting \u226530 min. CV and DCI were diagnosed according to established clinical and radiological criteria. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of rSO2 thresholds for the detection of CV, DCI, and other cerebral deterioration events. Results: CV occurred in 10 patients (33%); however, only four cases were detected during the NIRS monitoring period. NIRS demonstrated very high sensitivity (97.5%) but extremely low specificity (6%) for the early detection of CV. In contrast, diagnostic accuracy for DCI was high. An absolute rSO2 cut-off value of 52% yielded a sensitivity of 97.5% and a specificity of 95%, whereas a decrease of \u226526% from baseline (BL) demonstrated a sensitivity of 98% and a specificity of 93%. Significant rSO2 reductions were also observed during aneurysm re-rupture, hydrocephalus, cerebral edema, and postoperative ischemia; however, the sensitivity of NIRS for detecting these events was negligible. Patients with \u226520% desaturation tended to have longer ICU stays, and lower mean rSO2 values as well as greater desaturation were associated with poorer functional outcomes as assessed by the modified Rankin Scale. Patients who died exhibited more pronounced rSO2 decreases and less recovery compared with survivors. Conclusions: In this cohort, NIRS demonstrated limited specificity for the early detection of CV but showed strong associations with DCI and neurological outcome. NIRS may be useful as a non-invasive adjunct to multimodal neuromonitoring rather than as a stand-alone diagnostic tool for cerebral vasospasm. Larger, prospective studies incorporating standardized imaging protocols and optimized rSO2 thresholds are required to more clearly define the role of NIRS in the management of aSAH.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15041349","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,9]],"date-time":"2026-02-09T08:15:54Z","timestamp":1770624954000},"page":"1349","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Impact of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Early Detection of Cerebral Deterioration After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9171-7987","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ieva","family":"B\u016bce-\u0160atoba","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Clinical Simulation, Riga Stradi\u0146\u0161 University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia"},{"name":"Riga East University Hospital, 2 Hipokrata Str., LV-1079 Riga, Latvia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gaida","family":"Kr\u016bmi\u0146a","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Riga East University Hospital, 2 Hipokrata Str., LV-1079 Riga, Latvia"},{"name":"Department of Radiology, Riga Stradi\u0146\u0161 University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Agnese","family":"Ozoli\u0146a","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Clinical Simulation, Riga Stradi\u0146\u0161 University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia"},{"name":"Riga East University Hospital, 2 Hipokrata Str., LV-1079 Riga, Latvia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Goursaud, S., Le Bail, B., Machet, M.C., Clavier, T., Cook, F., Nadeau, S., Darsaut, T., Geeraerts, T., and Chhor, V. 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