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Retrospective Study Clin Biochem 2018

Hyperbaric oxygen ameliorated the lesion scope and nerve function in acute spinal cord injury patients: A retrospective study

Tan J, Zhang F, Liu H, Li Z — Clin Biochem, 2018

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers retrospectively studied 40 acute spinal cord injury patients to assess the therapeutic effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment using MRI and electrophysiology.

What They Found

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment significantly improved motor and neurological functions in acute SCI patients at 15 and 30 days post-treatment compared to controls (P<0.05). MRI showed significantly lower grade III injury in the HBO group, and electrophysiology indicated increased evoked potential amplitudes and conduction velocities (P<0.05).

Canadian Relevance

This study was conducted in China and has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

The retrospective design and non-randomised patient assignment are key limitations of this study.

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Study Details

Study Type Retrospective Study
Category Neurological
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 29217422
Year Published 2018
Journal Clin Biochem
MeSH Terms Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Neurons; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Cord Injuries

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