Clinical Study Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment 2010

Hyperbaric oxygen ameliorates worsening signs and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Eovaldi B, Zanetti C — Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2010

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers administered hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a 27-year-old male for 90 minutes daily over seven days following a traumatic accident.

What They Found

The patient experienced immediate improvement in neuropsychiatric symptoms like agitation, confusion, and emotional distress after the initial hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Complete cognitive and psychiatric recovery was observed by the seventh and final hyperbaric oxygen treatment.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was not conducted in Canada or by Canadian researchers.

Study Limitations

A significant limitation is that this was a single case report, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy is known to have a strong placebo effect on neurologic and psychiatric conditions.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	21212826
Year Published	2010
Journal	Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

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