by HBOT News | Mar 8, 2003 | Stroke
Abstract: This review sought to determine the strength of the scientific evidence relating to the therapeutic use of hyperbaric oxygen for traumatic brain injury or stroke. In order to reduce the possibility of omitting relevant human clinical trials, parallel...
by HBOT News | Feb 8, 2003 | Stroke
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) has promise as a treatment for acute stroke. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and feasibility of using HBO in acute ischemic stroke. We conducted a randomized, prospective, double-blind,...
by HBOT News | Feb 5, 2003 | Stroke
Abstract: The effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in clinical and experimental acute ischemic stroke (AIS) has been controversial for many years. However, in the literature, no data was found on the dose/effect of HBOT in patients with AIS. We analyzed...
by HBOT News | Mar 27, 2002 | Stroke
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is considered an important stroke treatment strategy. To determine whether normobaric oxygen is neuroprotective, and, if so, what the therapeutic time window is. Experiment 1-Serial diffusion- and perfusion-weighted MRI (DWI and...
by HBOT News | Aug 22, 2001 | Stroke
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been used in the treatment of cerebral ischaemia with positive effects on tissue oxygenation. We present a case of haemorrhagic stroke treated successfully with HBOT and review the literature on its role in...
