| Document ID (ISN) | 66476 |
| CIS number |
96-1016 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0095-6562 - Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Goldenberg I., Shupak A., Shoshani O. |
| Title |
Oxy-helium treatment for refractory neurological decompression sickness: A case report |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 1996, Vol.67, No.1, p.57-60. Illus. 24 ref. |
| Abstract |
A case study is presented of a diver with paraparesis and urinary incontinence that appeared 10 minutes after surfacing from a dive. Symptoms persisted even after hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Subsequent oxy-helium treatment resulted in a marked improvement in gait and in sensory and motor function. Examination indicated an upper motor neuron lesion. Further hyperbaric oxygenation resulted in complete restoration of urinary control and virtually complete sensory and motor recovery. The case reinforces the limited clinical data regarding the value of oxy-helium in the treatment of neurological decompression sickness. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hyperbaric oxygen therapy; helium; neurological effects; diving; decompression sickness |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Israel |
| Subject(s) |
Medicine, hygiene and first aid
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the nervous system
Inorganic substances
Hyperbaric pressure
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