Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for post-concussion syndrome: Contradictory conclusions from a study mischaracterized as sham-controlled

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 30, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 1995-1999

  Harch, Paul G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PLACEBO;

AORTA CONSTRICTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AUTISM; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN TOXICITY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPRESSED AIR; EPILEPSY; GLAUCOMA; HAWTHORNE EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPERBARISM; HYPEROXIA; LETTER; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; MIGRAINE; NONHUMAN; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL GANGLION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WOUND HEALING;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE;

EID: 84888123485     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2799     Document Type: Letter

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