Electroencephalography and magnetic resonance imaging after diving and decompression incidents: A controlled study

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 61-65

  Sipinen, S A ^a   Ahovuo, J ^a   Halonen, J P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Air embolism; Decompression sickness; Diving; Diving accident; Electroencephalogram; Long term health effects; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurologic sequelae; Recompression treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HIGH PRESSURE NEUROLOGICAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM, AIR; HIGH PRESSURE NEUROLOGICAL SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033144830     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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