Case Study Frontiers in medicine 2026

Hyperbaric oxygen-assisted neurological recovery in a patient with classic heat stroke: a case report.

Zheng XX, Chen LX, Fan RC, Zhang ZQ, Chen S, Wang XY, et al. — Frontiers in medicine, 2026

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported on a 35-year-old male with severe heat stroke and brain injury who received hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunctive treatment.

What They Found

A 35-year-old male laborer presented comatose with a GCS of 3 and quadriparesis after 5 hours of outdoor exertion in high temperatures. Despite initial conventional treatments, the patient remained unconscious, but after 27 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, he exhibited progressive neurological recovery.

Canadian Relevance

This case report has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A key limitation is that the specific contribution of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to the patient's recovery, relative to conventional treatment, remains uncertain.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	41797788
Year Published	2026
Journal	Frontiers in medicine

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