Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy for acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury.
METHODS
A retrospective study of spinal cord injury (SCI) treated with and without hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy.


OBJECTIVE
To report on the use of HBO in spinal cord injury.


METHODS
Neurosurgical Unit, Tokyo, Japan.


METHODS
Thirty-four cases of hyperextension spinal cord injury without bone damage and previous history of surgical intervention were divided into two groups, with (HBO) or without (non-HBO) therapy. The neurological findings at admission and their outcomes were evaluated by means of Neurological Cervical Spine Scale (NCSS)1 and the average improvement rates in individual groups were compared.


RESULTS
The improvement rate ranged from 100% to 27.3% with the mean value of 75. 2% in the HBO group, while these values were 100%, 25.0% and 65.1% respectively in the non HBO group.


CONCLUSIONS
In the HBO group, the improvement rate indicated effectiveness in acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury.
Asamoto
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Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Ebara Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Sugiyama
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Doi
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Iida
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Nagao
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Matsumoto
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy