[Cerebellar hemorrhage--a rare, but serious complication in decompression disease].
Since 1978, five conferences on diving-related illness have failed to conclude that diving could lead to brain damage. We present a case history of a diver with decompression disease who also experienced brain damage. He performed a normal dive down to a depth of ten metres, when suddenly he had to go up to the surface. The patient was brought to the nearest hospital with a decompression chamber and treated according to standard procedure, yet his condition did not improve as expected. A CT scan showed bilateral, cerebellar bleeding and a secondary hydrocephalus. A CT scan one year after the accident showed a normalisation. The changes in the cerebellum could be related to decompression disease. Neurosurgery may be necessary in some cases of decompression disease.
Josefsen
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Nevrokirurgisk avdeling Haukeland Sykehus, Bergen.
Wester
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D000328:Adult; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D020202:Cerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000150:complications*; D004242:Diving / Q000293:injuries*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Cerebellar blødning--en sjelden, men alvorlig komplikasjon ved trykkfallssyke.