Hyperbaric oxygen therapy after Bothrops lanceolatus snake bites in Martinique: a brief report.
Abstract: Every year 10 to 20 cases of snake bites are reported on the Caribbean island of Martinique. The only snake involved, Bothrops lanceolatus, is endemic on the island, and its bite may lead to systemic multifocal thrombotic complications in the'absence of the...
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis.
Abstract: Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare condition that may be associated with a variety of diseases. The presenting clinical picture may be very heterogeneous and represent a challenge for the clinician. In the present paper we describe both a...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves health-related quality of life in patients with diabetes and chronic foot ulcer.
Abstract: Adjunctive treatment with hyperbaric oxygen therapy has recently been shown to improve ulcer healing in patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcer. The aim of the present study is to evaluate whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves the health related...
Hyperbaric oxygen ameliorates worsening signs and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy at 2.4 atmospheric pressure absolutes for 90 minutes per day ameliorated the signs and symptoms of agitation, confusion, and emotional distress in a 27-year-old male seven days following a traumatic accident. Hyperbaric oxygen was...
Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy followed by curative transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) for rectal cancer complicated by major suture dehiscence: avoiding ileostomy through hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: Araujo, Bammann, Seid, Nahas, Nahas, Cecconello, , , (2011). Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy followed by curative transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) for rectal cancer complicated by major suture dehiscence: avoiding ileostomy through hyperbaric...
QEEG-guided neurofeedback for recurrent migraine headaches
Abstract Seventy-one patients with recurrent migraine headaches, aged 17-62, from one neurological practice, completed a quantitative electroencephalogram (QEEG) procedure. All QEEG results indicated an excess of high-frequency beta activity (21-30 Hz) in 1-4 cortical...
Hypoxic modification of radiotherapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck–a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Abstract: The importance of tumour hypoxia for the outcome of radiotherapy has been under investigation for decades. Numerous clinical trials modifying the hypoxic radioresistance in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) have been conducted, but most...
[Effect of hyperbaric oxygenation treatment on the apoptotic cell death pathway after transient focal cerebral ischemia].
Abstract: To evaluate the effects of administration of hyperbaric oxygenation(HBO) when initiated at different time after acute transient ischemia. Apoptosis in the ischemic penumbra was further investigated to search for the possible mechanism. The male SD rats were...
Neuroprotective effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.
Abstract: The study investigated the therapeutic effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in a rodent model (rAION). rAION was laser-induced in one eye of 63 mice. The fellow (uninjured) eye served as an internal control. Thirty-three...