Clinical Study Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc 2005

Electroencephalography and magnetic resonance imaging in neurological decompression sickness.

Grønning M, Risberg J, Skeidsvoll H, Moen G, Aanderud L, Troland K, et al. — Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc, 2005

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers evaluated the use of electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the clinical assessment of acute central nervous system (CNS) decompression sickness (DCS).

What They Found

Among 21 patients with acute CNS decompression sickness, 7 (one-third) showed abnormalities on electroencephalography. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed high-intensity lesions in the spinal cord in 4 patients with spinal cord DCS and 1 with cerebral DCS, but no cerebral lesions were identified. Overall, both EEG and MRI demonstrated low sensitivity for diagnosing acute CNS DCS.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was not conducted in Canada, nor did it involve Canadian participants or researchers.

Study Limitations

A limitation of this study is its relatively small sample size of 21 patients, which may limit the generalizability of the findings.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	16509281
Year Published	2005
Journal	Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc
MeSH Terms	Adolescent; Adult; Brain Diseases; Decompression Sickness; Electroencephalography; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Sensitivity and Specificity; Spinal Cord Diseases

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