Clinical Study Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi 2003

Cerebral perfusion SPECT imaging for assessment of the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on patients with postbrain injury neural status.

Shi XY, Tang ZQ, Xiong B, Bao JX, Sun D, Zhang YQ, et al. — Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi, 2003

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers randomised 320 patients with post-brain injury neural status into two groups to evaluate the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy, using (99m)Tc-ECD SPECT for assessment before and after treatment.

What They Found

A significant difference was observed between the HBO therapy group and the non-HBO therapy group. HBO therapy proved superior to medication alone in improving clinical symptoms, controlling epilepsy, and resolving hydrocephalus (P<0.01).

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

The study's generalizability may be limited as it was conducted in a single country and did not specify long-term follow-up.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	14642054
Year Published	2003
Journal	Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi
MeSH Terms	Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Brain; Brain Injuries; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Chi-Square Distribution; Child; Cysteine; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Injury Severity Score; Male

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