Randomized, sham-controlled, feasibility trial of hyperbaric oxygen for service members with postconcussion syndrome: Cognitive and psychomotor outcomes 1 week postintervention

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 420-432

  Walker, William C ^a,b,c   Franke, Laura Manning ^a,b,c   Cifu, David X ^a,b,d   Hart, Brett B ^e  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Cognition disorders; Hyperbaric oxygenation; Postconcussion syndrome; Psychomotor performance; Randomized controlled trial; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; STABILOGRAPHY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY; ADULT; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERE; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEXTERITY TEST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HYPERBARIC CHAMBER; MILITARY SERVICE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; SHAM PROCEDURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903582542     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968313516869     Document Type: Article

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