The treatment of cerebral ischemia with H/perbaric Oxygen (OHP)

Abstract

The treatment of a patient for three and one-half months, following occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery with the associatcd neurological scquelae, with hyperbaric oxygen combined with methyldopa and hydrochlorthazide is presented. Treatment scheduled was two and one-half atmospheres absolute. The treatment was interrupted after 15 treatments to rule out spontaneous remission for a period of 30 days, and no further improvement occurred until treatments were reinstituted. The dramatic return to a near normal state during treatment appears to indicate that he did benefit from therapy. © 1971 American Heart Association, Inc.