[Potential value of hyperbaric oxygenation in the treatment of post-radiation myelopathies].
We describe 9 patients with radiation myelopathy treated by hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO). In this retrospective study, six out of nine (66%) could have been stabilized or improved by HBO. Physiopathological mechanisms of radiation myelopathy remain controversial and incompletely known. We discuss the putative mechanisms of the beneficial action of HBO on radiation myelopathy. Controlled studies are required to clarify the interest of HBO in this disease.
Angibaud
G
G
Service de Neurologie, CHT Gaston Bourret, Nouméa.
Ducassé
J L
JL
Baillé
G
G
Clanet
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
Intérêt potentiel de l'oxygénothérapie hyperbare dans le traitement des myélopathies post-radiques.