Neurological decompression sickness.
A middle-aged professional diver with neurological decompression sickness, seen in Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Abeba, in February 1989, is reported. Early recognition and prompt treatment, and, most of all, prevention are of paramount importance to avoid permanent neurological deficits.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty, Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia.
D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005002:Ethiopia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*