Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for the treatment of Cerebral Palsy, a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture, typically caused by damage to the brain before birth.
[Lecba ischemickych mozkovych cevnich prihod hyperbaroxii.] Vnitr Lek 1992 Jul;38(7):645-50 (ISSN: 0042-773X) Berger J; Emmerova M; Hadravsky M; Kratky M; Vetrovcova J; Berkova E Neurologicka klinika FN Plzen. The authors present eleven year’s experience with comprehensive treatment of patients who…
By: Kevin F. Barrett, M.D.; Kevan P. Corson, Certified Hyperbaric Technician; Jon T. Mader, M.D. Objective To determine if 1.5 ATA hyperbaric oxygen therapy can ameliorate the neurologic deficits associated with pediatric cerebral palsy. Background Numerous anecdotal reports attest to…
Source: Developmental Medicine and child neurology. 2002 Jul; 44(7): 436-46 Test Groups: Active Treatment Group- 100% Oxygen at 1.75 ATA Sham Treatment Group- Ambient Air at 1.3 ATA Test Subjects: 75 children diagnosed with CP aged 4 to 12 years…
Phillip B James, Wolfson Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, Ninewells Medical School, The University of Dundee, Scotland Introduction The introduction of routine ultrasound screening in premature neonates can reveal evidence of cerebral damage prior to the development of clinical signs. Although far…
From the 3rd International Symposium for Cerebral Palsy and Brain-Injured Child Effects of Pressurized Oxygen in Acute Brain Insult Reduces cerebral edema & ICP Limits the ischemic cascade Reduces CNS lactate peak in hypoxia Neutralizes toxic amines Deaggragation of platelets…
MACHADO, 1.J. Neurological Advisor of “Centro Brasileiro de Medicina Hyperbarica” – Rua Bento ale Andrade, 70, Sao Paulo, Brazil Our personal experience with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in patients with neurological diseases started in 1979. From that time we have…
Adv Ther. 2005 Nov-Dec;22(6):659-78. Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of patients with cerebral stroke, brain trauma, and neurologic disease. Al-Waili NS, Butler GJ, Beale J, Abdullah MS, Hamilton RW, Lee BY, Lucus P, Allen MW, Petrillo RL, Carrey Z, Finkelstein…
By: Jean-Paul Collet, Michel Vanasse, Pierre Marois, Maxime Amar, Joanne Goldberg, Jean Lambert, Maryse Lassonde, Paule Hardy, Josée Fortin, Stéphane D Tremblay, David Montgomery, Jacques Lacroix, Ann Robinson, Annette Majnemer, and the HBO-CP Research Group Introduction Cerebral palsy is a…
Author: Dr. Arun Mukherjee, MD Director, UDAAN for the Differently Abled, A-59 Kailash Colony, New Delhi, India CP is a multifactorial ischemic brain pathology with motor deficiencies, besides variable degrees of cognitive, sensory, communication and visual deficiencies. Based on the…
Philip James MB ChB, DIH, PhD, FFOM, Wolfson Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, The University of Dundee, Ninewells Medical School, Dundee DD19SY To significantly increase the delivery of oxygen delivery to the tissues requires the use of hyperbaric conditions, that is, pressures…