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Neurophysiological assessment of divers with medical histories of neurological decompression illness.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7849848     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To examine the possibility that subclinical damage may persist after clinical recovery from neurological decompression illness. METHODS: The neuraxes of 71 divers with medical histories of neurological decompression illness and 37 non-diver controls were examined by recording the somatosensory evoked potentials produced on stimulation of the posterior tibial and median nerves. RESULTS: Although the tests gave some objective support for the presence of "soft" residual neurological symptoms and signs, no evidence was given for the presence of subclinical damage. CONCLUSIONS: The contention that neurological damage persists after full clinical recovery from the neurological decompression illness was not supported.
Authors:
A W Murrison; E Glasspool; R J Pethybridge; T J Francis; E M Sedgwick
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Occupational and environmental medicine     Volume:  51     ISSN:  1351-0711     ISO Abbreviation:  Occup Environ Med     Publication Date:  1994 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-03-14     Completed Date:  1995-03-14     Revised Date:  2010-03-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9422759     Medline TA:  Occup Environ Med     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  730-4     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
Institute of Naval Medicine, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Decompression Sickness / complications*,  physiopathology
Diving / adverse effects*,  physiology
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
Female
Humans
Male
Median Nerve / physiology
Middle Aged
Neurologic Examination
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology,  physiopathology
Reaction Time
Tibial Nerve / physiology
Time Factors
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