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[Cerebellar hemorrhage--a rare, but serious complication in decompression disease].
- Source :
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Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke [Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen] 1999 Oct 30; Vol. 119 (26), pp. 3901-2. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- Since 1978, five conferences on diving-related illness have failed to conclude that diving could lead to brain damage. We present a case history of a diver with decompression disease who also experienced brain damage. He performed a normal dive down to a depth of ten metres, when suddenly he had to go up to the surface. The patient was brought to the nearest hospital with a decompression chamber and treated according to standard procedure, yet his condition did not improve as expected. A CT scan showed bilateral, cerebellar bleeding and a secondary hydrocephalus. A CT scan one year after the accident showed a normalisation. The changes in the cerebellum could be related to decompression disease. Neurosurgery may be necessary in some cases of decompression disease.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Cerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic diagnostic imaging
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hydrocephalus diagnostic imaging
Hydrocephalus etiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Prognosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Cerebellum blood supply
Cerebellum diagnostic imaging
Cerebellum pathology
Cerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic etiology
Decompression Sickness complications
Diving injuries
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Norwegian
- ISSN :
- 0029-2001
- Volume :
- 119
- Issue :
- 26
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10592749