Clinical Study Diving and hyperbaric medicine 2018

Acute ophthalmic artery occlusion in decompression illness with underlying anterior cerebral artery A1 segment hypoplasia.

Omar AR, Ibrahim M, Hussein A — Diving and hyperbaric medicine, 2018

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of a diver who experienced acute ophthalmic artery occlusion and right hemiparesis due to decompression illness following a routine scuba dive.

What They Found

A diver presented with total loss of vision in the left eye and right hemiparesis after a 20-meter scuba dive, diagnosed with decompression illness (DCI) involving an acute ophthalmic artery air embolism. He underwent seven hyperbaric treatments, leading to a full recovery, and magnetic resonance angiography revealed an underlying left anterior cerebral artery A1 segment hypoplasia.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings may not be generalizable to all patients with decompression illness.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	29888385
Year Published	2018
Journal	Diving and hyperbaric medicine
MeSH Terms	Adult; Anterior Cerebral Artery; Decompression Sickness; Diving; Humans; Male; Ophthalmic Artery; Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique

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