Severe neurological decompression sickness in a U-2 pilot

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-68

  Jersey, Sean L ^a   Baril, Robert T ^a,b   Mccarty, Richmond D ^a,c   Millhouse, Christina M ^a  

^a Department of Physical Therapy   (United States)

^b DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; Case report; Decompression sickness; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurological symptoms; Traumatic brain injury; U 2

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RECURRENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74049107725     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.2303.2010     Document Type: Article

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