Abstract: Introduction. Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon condition in general practice but one that provokes serious morbidity. It is characterized by widespread fascial necrosis with relative sparing of skin and underlying muscle. Herein, we report a fatal case...
HBOT Research
Explore our database on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Research below.
Extivita maintains an extensive research & publication database for various diseases and therapies such as Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Neurofeedback, Nutritional IV Therapy, Infrared Sauna, and Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy.
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for post concussion symptoms: issues may affect the results.
Abstract: Post concussion syndrome (PCS) is a set of symptoms succeeding in 25 % of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been demonstrated as an effective method for treating acute and severe TBI, but its efficacy in PCS...
A rat model of chronic moderate alcohol consumption and risk of decompression sickness.
Abstract: This study aimed to establish if chronic, moderate, pre-dive alcohol consumption had any affect upon susceptibility to decompression sickness (DCS) in rats. A treatment group of 15 rats were given water containing 12 mL ·L ⁻¹ of ethanol for four weeks....
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Veteran Tommy Reiman and Hall of Fame football player Joe Delamielleure share their experiences with HBOT and how it improved their quality of life.
Lyme disease: sudden hearing loss as the sole presentation.
Abstract: Lyme disease is an uncommon tick-borne multisystemic infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. The most common clinical manifestation is erythema migrans. In this report, a very unusual presentation of this condition is described, in which sudden onset...
Munchausen syndrome revealed by subcutaneous limb emphysema: a case report.
Abstract: Limb subcutaneous emphysema secondary to a Munchausen syndrome represents a rare and severe entity because it involves the functional prognosis of the limb and vital prognosis of the patient. We report the case of an 18-year-old Moroccan woman patient who...
Prognostic significance of long non-coding RNA PCAT-1 expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma.
Abstract: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play widespread roles in gene regulation and cellular processes. However, the functional roles of lncRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are not yet well elucidated. The aim of the present study was to measure the levels of...
The future of bone marrow stromal cell transplantation for the treatment of spinal cord injury.
Abstract: Enomoto, , , , , , , , (2015). The future of bone marrow stromal cell transplantation for the treatment of spinal cord injury. Neural regeneration research, 2015 Mar;10(3):383-4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25878584
The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor’s neglected subunit – GluN1 matters under normal and hyperbaric conditions.
Abstract: Professional deep-water divers exposed to hyperbaric pressure (HP) above 1.1 MPa develop high-pressure neurological syndrome, which is associated with central nervous system hyperexcitability. It was previously reported that HP augments N-methyl-D-aspartate...

