Abstract: Neurologists may be consulted to diagnose and treat the severe neurologic injuries that can occur in divers with decompression illness (DCI). Subclinical bubbles form during normal diving activity. DCI, a diffuse and multifocal process, results when bubbles...
Abstract: Normal tissue injury may lead to severe, life threatening, late side effects after therapeutic use of irradiation. Neurological complications caused by radiation of the spinal cord are ascribed to progressive, irreversible damage to the vasculature....
Abstract: The recognition and appropriate emergency management of orthopedic emergencies is essential to minimize damage and optimize outcome. Priorities, principles and good judgment can make a difference in the overall outcome for the injured patient. These...
Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine if the ischemic tolerance could be induced in the spinal cord by pretreatment with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) and what components of HBO (hyperoxia, hyperbaricity, and combination of these two) were critical in the...
Abstract: The bladder can be denervated at several levels: centrally, at the level of the sacral nerves; peripherally, on the pelvic nerves; or in the bladder, by cutting the relevant structures, by injecting substances toxic to nerves, or by hyperbaric bladder...
Abstract: To evaluate the results of treatment of nonclostridial gas gangrene at a Level 1 trauma center. Retrospective. Level 1 trauma center. Seven patients with nonclostridial gas gangrene were studied. The average age of all patients at the time of admission was...
Abstract: Spinal cord ischemia sometimes causes paraplegia because the spinal motor neuron cells are vulnerable to ischemia. Although various protective remedies for spinal cord injury have been reported, there have been few established clinical methods. Although...
Abstract: To report the use of heparin and enoxaparin for radiation-induced myelopathy. A 48-year-old White woman with presumed metastatic lung cancer presented with worsening numbness and weakness of both legs. The neuro-oncology service was consulted and determined...
Abstract: The effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) in predicting neurological recovery in patients with spinal cord injury was evaluated. HBO has been used to treat spinal cord injury, but HBO does not appear to greatly alter the neurological outcome. This...
Abstract: A retrospective study of spinal cord injury (SCI) treated with and without hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy. To report on the use of HBO in spinal cord injury. Neurosurgical Unit, Tokyo, Japan. Thirty-four cases of hyperextension spinal cord injury without...
