Hyperbaric oxygen for blast-related postconcussion syndrome: Three-month outcomes

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 277-286

  Cifu, David X ^a,b,c,d   Walker, William C ^b,c,d,e   West, Steven L ^b,d   Hart, Brett B ^f   Franke, Laura Manning ^b,c,e   Sima, Adam ^d,g   Graham, Carolyn W ^b,d   Carne, William ^b,c,e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering   (United States)

^e Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

^f Center for Prisoner of War Studies   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC CHAMBER; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN BREATHING; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIVERMEAD POSTCONCUSSION QUESTIONNAIRE 16; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN INJURIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896548083     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.24067     Document Type: Article

References (67)

1. Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. DoD worldwide numbers for TBI. Available at: http://www.dvbic.org/dod-worldwide-numbers-tbi. Accessed December 28, 2013.
2. Lange RT, Brickell TA, Ivins B, et al. Variable, not always persistent, postconcussion symptoms after mild TBI in U.S. military service members: a five-year cross-sectional outcome study. J Neurotrauma 2013; 30: 958-969.
3. Lew H, Otis J, Tun C, et al. Prevalence of chronic pain, posttraumatic stress disorder, and persistent postconcussive symptoms in OIF/OEF veterans: polytrauma clinical triad. J Rehabil Res Dev 2009; 46: 697-702.
4. Halbauer J, Ashford JW, Zeitzer J, et al. Neuropsychiatric diagnosis and management of chronic sequelae of war-related mild to moderate traumatic brain injury. J Rehabil Res Dev 2009; 46: 757-796.
5. Belanger H, Kretzmer T, Vanderploeg R, French L,. Symptom complaints following combat-related traumatic brain injury: relationship to traumatic brain injury severity and posttraumatic stress disorder. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2010; 16: 194-199.
6. Walker W, McDonald S, Ketchum J, et al. Identification of transient altered consciousness induced by military-related blast exposure and its relation to postconcussion symptoms. J Head Trauma Rehabil 2013; 28: 68-76.
7. Belanger HG, Proctor-Weber Z, Kretzmer T, et al. Symptom complaints following reports of blast versus non-blast mild TBI: does mechanism of injury matter? Clin Neuropsychol 2011; 25: 702-715.
8. Mendez MF, Owens EM, Reza Berenji G, et al. Mild traumatic brain injury from primary blast vs. blunt forces: post-concussion consequences and functional neuroimaging. Neurorehabilitation 2013; 32: 397-407.
9. Luethcke CA, Bryan CJ, Morrow CE, Isler WC,. Comparison of concussive symptoms, cognitive performance, and psychological symptoms between acute blast- versus nonblast-induced mild traumatic brain injury. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2011; 17: 36-45.
10. Ahmed FA, Kamnaksh A, Kovesdi E, et al. Long-term consequences of single and multiple mild blast exposure on select physiological parameters and blood-based biomarkers. Electrophoresis 2013; 34: 2229-2233.
11. Vanderploeg R, Curtiss G, Luis C, Salazar A,. Long-term morbidities following self-reported mild traumatic brain injury. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2007; 29: 585-598.
12. Vanderploeg R, Belanger H, Horner R, et al. Health outcomes associated with military deployment: mild traumatic brain injury, blast, trauma, and combat associations in the Florida National Guard. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2012; 93: 1887-1895.
13. Taylor BC, Hagel EM, Carlson KF, et al. Prevalence and costs of co-occurring traumatic brain injury with and without psychiatric disturbance and pain among Afghanistan and Iraq war veteran V.A. users. Med Care 2012; 50: 342-346.
14. Cifu DX, Blake P,. Overcoming post-deployment syndrome: a six-step mission to health. New York, NY: DemosHealth, 2011.
15. Dikmen S, McLean A, Temkin N,. Neuropsychological and psychosocial consequences of minor head injury. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1986; 49: 1227-1232.
16. Dikmen S, Corrigan J, Levin H, et al. Cognitive outcome following traumatic brain injury. J Head Trauma Rehabil 2009; 24: 430-438.
17. Ponsford J, Draper K, Schönberger M,. Functional outcome 10 years after traumatic brain injury: its relationship with demographic, injury severity, and cognitive and emotional status. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2008; 14: 233-242.
18. Ruttan L, Martin K, Liu A, et al. Long-term cognitive outcome in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: a meta-analysis examining timed and untimed tests at 1 and 4.5 or more years after injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2008; 89 (12 suppl): S69-S76.
19. Spencer R, Drag L, Walker S, Bieliauskas L,. Self-reported cognitive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury are poorly associated with neuropsychological performance in OIF/OEF veterans. J Rehabil Res Dev 2010; 47: 521-530.
20. Bohnen NI, Jolles J, Twijnstra A, et al. Late neurobehavioural symptoms after mild head injury. Brain Injury 1995; 9: 27-33.
21. Cicerone KD,. Attention deficits and dual task demands after mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury 1996; 10: 79-89.
22. Sterr A, Herron K, Hayward C, Montaldi D,. Are mild head injuries as mild as we think? Neurobehavioral concomitants of chronic post-concussion syndrome. BMC Neurol 2006; 6: 7.
23. Cripps A, Livingston S,. The value of balance assessment measurements in identifying and monitoring acute postural instability among concussed athletes. J Sport Rehabil 2013; 22: 67-71.
24. Guskiewicz KM, Ross SE, Marshall SW,. Postural stability and neuropsychological deficits after concussion in collegiate athletes. J Athl Train 2001; 36: 263-273.
25. Peterson C, Ferrara M, Mrazik M, et al. Evaluation of neuropsychological domain scores and postural stability following cerebral concussion in sports. Clin J Sport Med 2003; 13: 230-237.
26. Scherer M, Shelhamer M, Schubert M,. Characterizing high-velocity angular vestibulo-ocular reflex function in service members post-blast exposure. Exp Brain Res 2011; 208: 399-410.
27. Kaufman K, Brey R, Chou L, et al. Comparison of subjective and objective measurements of balance disorders following traumatic brain injury. Med Eng Phys 2006; 28: 234-239.
28. National Institute of Neurologic Disorders. TBI comprehensive evaluation common data elements (CDEs). Available at: http://www.commondataelements.ninds. nih.gov/TBI.aspx#tab=Data-Standards. Accessed December 28, 2013.
29. Gesell LB,. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy indications. The Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Committee report. 12th ed. Durham, NC: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, 2008.
30. Neubauer RA, Gottlieb SF, Kagan RL,. Enhancing "idling" neurons. Lancet 1990; 335: 542.
31. Wolf G, Cifu D, Baugh L, et al. The effect of hyperbaric oxygen on symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma 2012; 29: 2606-2612.
32. Weaver LK, Cifu D, Hart B, et al. Hyperbaric oxygen for post-concussion syndrome: Design of department of defense clinical trials. Undersea Hyperb Med 2012; 39: 807-814.
33. Cifu DX, Hart BB, West SL, et al. The effect of hyperbaric oxygen on persistent post-concussive symptoms. J Head Trauma Rehabil 2013 Sep 18. Accessed November 30, 2013.
34. Walker WC, Franke LM, Cifu DX, Hart BB,. The immediate post-intervention effect of hyperbaric oxygen on cognitive and psychomotor performance in service members with post-concussion syndrome. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2013 Dec 26. [Epub ahead of print] Accessed December 28, 2013.
35. Eyres S, Carey A, Gilworth G, et al. Construct validity and reliability of the Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire. Clin Rehabil 2005; 19: 878-887.
36. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DoD/VA code proposal: DOD/VA common definition of TBI. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd/ Sep08TBI.pdf. Accessed December 27, 2013.
37. Clarke D,. Effective patient blinding during hyperbaric trials. Undersea Hyperb Med 2009; 36: 13-17.
38. Conners CK, MHS Staff, eds. Conners' Continuous Performance Test II: computer program for Windows technical guide and software manual. North Tonawanda, NY: Multi-Health Systems, 2000.
39. Gronwall DM,. Paced auditory serial-addition task: a measure of recovery from concussion. Percept Mot Skills 1977; 44: 367-373.
40. Ruffolo LF, Guilmette TJ, Willis GW,. Comparison of time and error rates on the trail making test among patients with head injuries, experimental malingerers, patients with suspect effort on testing, and normal controls. Clin Neuropsychol 2000; 14: 223-230.
41. Stroop JR,. Studies of interference in serial verbal reactions. J Exp Psychol 1935; 18: 643-662.
42. Delis DC, Massman PJ, Butters N, et al. Profiles of demented and amnesic patients on the California Verbal Learning Test: implications for the assessment of memory disorders. Psychol Assess 1991; 3: 19-26.
43. Wechsler D, ed. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. 4th ed. San Antonio, TX: Psychological Corporation, 2008.
44. Harrison JE, Buxton P, Husain M, Wise R,. Short test of semantic and phonological fluency: normal performance, validity and test-retest reliability. Br J Clin Psychol 2000; 39: 181-191.
45. Benton AL, Eslinger PJ, Damasio AR,. Normative observations on neuropsychological test performances in old age. J Clin Neuropsychol 1981; 3: 33-42.
46. Curtis KL, Greve KW, Bianchini KJ,. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III and malingering in traumatic brain injury: classification accuracy in known groups. Assessment 2009; 16: 401-414.
47. Jacobs ML, Donders J,. Criterion validity of the California Verbal Learning Test-second edition (CVLT-II) after traumatic brain injury. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2007; 22: 143-149.
48. Klove H,. Clinical neuropsychology. Med Clin North Am 1963; 47: 1647-1658.
49. Pickett T, Radfar Baublitz L, McDonald S, et al. Objectively assessing balance deficits after TBI: role of computerized posturography. J Rehabil Res Dev 2007; 44: 983-990.
50. Radloff LS,. The CES-D scale: a self-report depression scale for research in the general population. Appl Psychol Meas 1977; 1: 385-401.
51. Hudak A, Caesar RR, Frol A, et al. Functional outcome scales in traumatic brain injury: a comparison of the Glasgow Outcome Scale (extended) and the Functional Status Examination. J Neurotrauma 2005; 22: 1319-1326.
52. Malec J,. The Mayo-Portland Participation Index: a brief and psychometrically sound measure of brain injury outcome. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004; 85: 1989-1996.
53. Diener E, Emmons RA, Larsen RJ, Griffin S,. The Satisfaction with Life Scale. J Pers Assess 1985; 49: 71-75.
54. Grieger T, Cozza S, Ursano R, et al. Posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in battle-injured soldiers. Am J Psychiatry 2006; 163: 1777-1783.
55. Blanchard EB, Jones Alexander J, Buckley TC, Forneris CA,. Psychometric properties of the PTSD checklist (PCL). Behav Res Ther 1996; 34: 669-673.
56. Sundin J, Fear NT, Iversen A, et al. PTSD after deployment to Iraq: conflicting rates, conflicting claims. Psychol Med 2010; 40: 367-382.
57. Tombaugh TN,. The Test of Memory Malingering (ToMM): normative data from cognitively intact and cognitively impaired individuals. Psychol Assess 1997; 9: 260-268.
58. Bradley K, DeBenedetti A, Volk R, et al. AUDIT-C as a brief screen for alcohol misuse in primary care. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2007; 31: 1208-1217.
59. Flaherty SA,. Pain measurement tools for clinical practice and research. AANA J 1996; 64: 133-140.
60. Mathias JL, Bowden SC, Bigler ED, Rosenfeld JV., Is performance on the Wechsler Test of Adult Reading affected by traumatic brain injury? Br J Clin Psychol 2007; 46 (pt 4): 457-466.
61. Green RE, Melo B, Christensen B, et al. Measuring premorbid IQ in traumatic brain injury: an examination of the validity of the Wechsler Test of Adult Reading (WTAR). J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2008; 30: 163-172.
62. Riccio CA, Reynolds CR, Lowe P, Moore JJ,. The continuous performance test: a window on the neural substrates for attention? Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2002; 17: 235-272.
63. Vanderploeg R, Curtiss G, Belanger H,. Long-term neuropsychological outcomes following mild traumatic brain injury. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2005; 11: 228-236.
64. Donders J, Nienhuis JB,. Utility of California Verbal Learning Test, second edition, recall discriminability indices in the evaluation of traumatic brain injury. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2007; 13: 354-358.
65. Harch PG, Andrews SR, Fogarty EF, et al. A phase I study of low-pressure hyperbaric oxygen therapy for blast-induced post-concussion syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder. J Neurotrauma 2012; 29: 168-185.
66. Churchill S, Weaver LK, Deru K, et al. A prospective trial of hyperbaric oxygen for chronic sequelae after brain injury (HYBOBI). Undersea Hyperb Med 2013; 40: 165-193.
67. Rockswold SB, Rockswold GL, Zaun DA, Liu J,. A prospective, randomized phase II clinical trial to evaluate the effect of combined hyperbaric and normobaric hyperoxia on cerebral metabolism, intracranial pressure, oxygen toxicity, and clinical outcome in severe traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg 2013; 118: 1317-1328.