Evaluation of hyperbaric oxygen treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders following traumatic brain injury / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal
; (24): 1978-1982, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Improvement of clinical symptoms following hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders arising from traumatic brain injury was proved by our previous study. This study was aim to obtain the evidence of other changes.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Three hundred and ten patients with neuropsychiatric disorders arising from traumatic brain injury were treated twice with hyperbaric oxygen. Cerebral single photon emissions computed tomography (SPECT) images and computed tomography scans (CT) before and after hyperbaric oxygen treatment, were compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Before treatment, the proportion of abnormal cerebral changes detected by SPECT was 81.3% but only 15.2% by CT. After HBO treatment, 70.3% of SPECT scans showed no abnormalities and these patients were clinically improved. Treatment improved regional cerebral blood flow.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>SPECT was much more sensitive than CT in the diagnosis of neuropsychiatric disorders following hyperbaric oxygen treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders arising from traumatic brain injury.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Terapêutica
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Lesões Encefálicas
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Diagnóstico
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Oxigenoterapia Hiperbárica
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Transtornos Mentais
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Doenças do Sistema Nervoso
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chinese Medical Journal
Ano de publicação:
2006
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Article