by Extivita | Apr 1, 2019 | Brain Damage, Concussion, Key Brain Damage Research, Key Concussion Research, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The National Brain Injury Rescue and Rehabilitation Project was established as a preliminary study to test the safety and practicality of multi-center hyperbaric oxygen administration for the post-concussive symptoms of chronic mild traumatic brain injury as a precursor to a pivotal, independent, multi-center, controlled clinical trial. This report presents the results for 32 subjects who completed a preliminary trial of hyperbaric oxygen several years before the passage of the 21 st Century Cures Act.
by Extivita | Dec 14, 2018 | Concussion
Abstract: The present review evaluated the effect of hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) therapy on post-concussion syndrome (PCS). Searches for publications from the earliest date possible up until the first week of 2016 were conducted using the electronic databases...
by Extivita | Nov 6, 2018 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is designed to increase the supply of oxygen to our blood and tissues and is thought to have osmotic and angiogenesis effects. In normal air, the oxygen level is only around 21% and the atmospheric absolute (ATA) pressure at sea level...
by Extivita | Oct 1, 2018 | Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Abstract: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in participants suffering from chronic neurological deficits due to traumatic brain injury (TBI) of all severities in the largest cohort evaluated so far with objective...
by Extivita | Oct 1, 2018 | Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Abstract: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in participants suffering from chronic neurological deficits due to traumatic brain injury (TBI) of all severities in the largest cohort evaluated so far with objective...
by Extivita | Aug 21, 2018 | Brain Damage, Key Brain Damage Research
NO, or laughing gas, is generally used for anesthesia, especially in stomatology and pediatrics but is also commonly used recreationally. Cognitive dysfunction induced by the recreational use of NO is rare. Here, we present the case of an 18-year-old female with a history of having used NO recreationally for 5 months who suffered from encephalatrophy and severe cognitive dysfunction. All of the symptoms gradually subsided with ~20 days of treatment by hyperbaric oxygenation. We hypothesize that the long-term use of NO may have induced a chronic state of systemic hypoxia that further induced cerebral atrophy with impaired cognitive function. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is reported here for the first time as an important therapeutic element for treating NO toxicity due to recreational use.
