Clinical study on effect of HBO plus electric stimulation on treatment for the vegetative state.
We proposed neurological diagnostic criteria and new scoring system for the vegetative state (VS). According to these criteria and scoring system, we examined the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment in 130 cases of VS. As compared with non-HBO treatment, HBO treated patients showed statistically significant recovery from VS.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013116:Spinal Cord; D016896:Treatment Outcome