Neurology
Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, and Stroke, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
September 2003
Clinical Focus*
Issues Related to Assessment
- Does hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) improve mortality and morbidity in patients who have traumatic brain injury or nontraumatic brain injury, such as anoxic ischemic encephalopathy?
- Does HBOT improve functional outcomes in patients who have cerebral palsy? (Examples of improved functional outcomes are decreased spasticity, improved speech, increased alertness, increased cognitive abilities, and improved visual functioning.)
- Does HBOT improve mortality and morbidity in patients who have suffered a stroke?
- What are the adverse effects of using HBOT in these conditions?
*Addressed in the summary or evidence report.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, and Stroke
Summary (Publication No. 03-E049, September 2003)
Evidence Report (Publication No. 03-E050, September 2003)
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