title: Neurologic outcome of controlled compressed-air diving.
abstract: The authors compared the neurologic, neuropsychological, and neuroradiologic status of military compressed-air divers without a history of neurologic decompression illness and controls. No gross differences in the neuropsychometric test results or abnormal neurologic findings were found. There was no correlation between test results, diving experience, and number and size of cerebral MRI lesions. Prevalence of cerebral lesions was not increased in divers. These results suggest that there are no long-term CNS sequelae in military divers if diving is performed under controlled conditions.
authors: Department of Neurology, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Cordes
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Keil
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Bartsch
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Tetzlaff
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Reuter
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Hutzelmann
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Friege
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Meyer
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Bettinghausen
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Deuschl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology