Clinical Study Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement 2003

Clinical study on effect of HBO plus electric stimulation on treatment for the vegetative state.

Xie K, Wang P — Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement, 2003

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers investigated the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment on 130 patients diagnosed with a vegetative state (VS) using newly proposed diagnostic criteria and a scoring system.

What They Found

The study found that patients treated with HBO showed statistically significant recovery from the vegetative state compared to those who did not receive HBO. A total of 130 cases of VS were examined in this study.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection or authorship.

Study Limitations

The abstract provides limited details on the study's methodology, specific recovery rates, or long-term follow-up, which are crucial for a comprehensive evaluation.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	14518517
Year Published	2003
Journal	Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement
MeSH Terms	Adult; Aged; Combined Modality Therapy; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Middle Aged; Persistent Vegetative State; Severity of Illness Index; Spinal Cord; Treatment Outcome

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