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Case Study Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging 2005

Diffuse cerebral air embolism treated with hyperbaric oxygen: a case report.

Fowler MJ, Thomas CE, Koenigsberg RA, Schwartzman RJ, Kantharia BK — Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging, 2005

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported on a 54-year-old woman who developed diffuse cerebral air embolism after inadvertent air injection during cardiac angiography and was treated with hyperbaric oxygen.

What They Found

A 54-year-old woman experienced an acute right hemisphere syndrome due to inadvertent air injection during coronary angiography. She received hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and despite initial imaging showing right hemispheric oedema, her neurological examination returned to normal at 6 months.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings of this study cannot be generalized to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type Case Study
Category Neurological
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 15574583
Year Published 2005
Journal Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging
MeSH Terms Embolism, Air; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Intracranial Embolism; Middle Aged; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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