by Extivita | Jun 14, 2017 | Stroke
Abstract: BACKGROUND Air embolism into the systemic arterial circulation secondary to pulmonary barotrauma has rarely been reported. Herein, we report the clinical course of an extremely rare presentation of cerebral air embolism likely due to ruptured pulmonary...
by Extivita | May 9, 2015 | Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Abstract: Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) results in a detrimental neurologic disorder with complicated secondary brain injury. Hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning (HBOP) may be a safe and effective therapeutic method for ICH victims. Our previous studies have...
by Extivita | Mar 15, 2015 | Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy helps alleviate secondary injury following brain trauma [traumatic brain injury (TBI)], although the mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we assessed recovery of post-TBI spatial learning and memory in rats using the...
by Extivita | Jan 7, 2015 | Stroke
Abstract: To examine the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and knockout of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) on the outcome of temporary middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in a mouse model. MCAO was induced in anesthetized male C57Bl/6 mice (WT) and TLR4...
by Extivita | Nov 18, 2013 | Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Abstract: Many studies suggest that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can provide some clinically curative effects on blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI). The specific mechanism by which this occurs still remains unknown, and no standardized time or course of...
