title: Electroencephalographic study of divers with histories of neurological decompression illness.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether divers with histories of neurological decompression illness are electroencephalographically distinguishable from non-divers.
  
  
  METHODS
  The electroencephalograms (EEGs) from 68 divers with histories of neurological decompression illness and 45 non-diver controls were examined independently by two clinical neurophysiologists.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The diver and non-diver groups were electroencephalographically indistinguishable.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is no electroencephalographic evidence for the existence of cerebral dysfunction in divers with histories of decompression illness.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Naval Medicine, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Murrison
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Glasspool
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Pethybridge
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Sedgwick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged