ID (ISN) del documento | 57418 |
Número CIS |
92-300 |
ISSN - Título de la serie |
0095-6562 - Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine |
Año |
1991 |
Número de serie |
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Autor(es) |
Butler F.K. |
Título |
Decompression sickness presenting as optic neuropathy |
Información bibliográfica |
Apr. 1991, Vol.62, No.4, p.346-350. Illus. 11 ref. |
Resumen |
Report of a case of acute optic nerve dysfunction seen in a parachutist after repeated hypobaric exposures. The patient made 2 to 4 high altitude exposures per day for 4 days in an unpressurised aircraft at a maximum altitude of 3,636-3,939m. Resultant symptoms included persistent headache, paracentral scotoma and decreased visual acuity in the left eye. Symptoms improved promptly following treatment with recompression and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. This is believed to be the first case of decompression sickness presenting as optic neuropathy. |
Descriptores (primarios) |
enfermedad por descompresión; altitud alta; neuritis óptica |
Descriptores (secundarios) |
estudio de caso; hemianopsia; ambliopía; presión negativa |
Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
País / Estado o Provincia | Estados Unidos |
Tema(s) |
Transportes y comunicaciones
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Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos físicos
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Navegación por categoria(s) |
Diseases of the eye and vision damage Hypobaric pressure Hyperbaric pressure
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