by HBOT News | Nov 24, 2011 | Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract: Decompression sickness often manifests as central nervous system impairment. We report a 49-year-old woman who developed an unusual case of spinal cord decompression sickness presenting as complete Brown-Sequard syndrome. Initial MRI revealed increased...
by HBOT News | Jan 21, 2011 | Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning (HBO₂P + HAE) has been found to be beneficial in preventing the occurrence of ischemic damage to brain, spinal cord, heart, and liver in several disease models. In addition, pulmonary inflammation and edema are associated...
by HBOT News | Dec 17, 2009 | Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract: Case report. To present an unusual type of penetrating objects causing Brown-Séquard syndrome (BSS) and its clinical character. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, PR China. A...
by HBOT News | Dec 2, 2009 | Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract: Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a complex process resulting in cellular damage and death. Many studies have reported that an ischemic preconditioning could induce protection against ischemic insult. However, the safety concerns and practical...
by HBOT News | Apr 30, 2009 | Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract: Nearly 4% of all primary recompression treatments in Scotland employ saturation tables (helium/oxygen-oxygen/air or oxygen/air alone). These cases usually involve divers presenting at the surface who then develop deteriorating spinal cord injury with varying...
