Prospective Study Revista de neurologia 1998

Hyperbaric oxygenation and neurological recovery in children with organic brain damage.

Córdoba-Cabeza T, Pérez-Fonseca R, Morales-Vargas D, López A — Revista de neurologia, 1998

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers prospectively studied 14 Cuban children with organic brain damage to determine the effects of hyperbaric oxygenation on their neurological recovery.

What They Found

The 14 children (8 boys, 6 girls), with an average age of 4.8 ± 3.4 years, all presented with infantile cerebral paralysis and epilepsy. Satisfactory neurological responses were observed in patients who received hyperbaric oxygenation within the first year of their lesion, showing better and faster results.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

The study's primary limitation is its very small sample size of 14 children and the lack of a control group for comparison.

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Study Details

Study Type	Prospective Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	9803496
Year Published	1998
Journal	Revista de neurologia
MeSH Terms	Brain Diseases; Brain Injuries; Child; Child, Preschool; Cuba; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Infant; Male; Prospective Studies; Psychomotor Performance; Recovery of Function

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