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KMID : 0363320080290030675
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2008 Volume.29 No. 3 p.675 ~ p.683
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A Case-Control Study on the Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Cerebral Infarction Patients
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Oh Min-Kyu
Kim Dong-Jin
Yun Hye-yeon
Shin Hyeon-Su
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study was designed to examine the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on cerebral infarction.
Methods : Fifty-five patients with acute or subacute cerebral infarction were classified into two groups, the study group and control group. The study group was treated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy(HBOT) for 2 weeks(5 times/week) and the control group wasn’t treated by HBOT. We compared the score of National Institutes of Health Scale(NIHSS scale) between two groups. We subdivided the study group by TOAST classification and onset stage, and compared the results. All of this data was analyzed by statistical method.
Results : The study group patients who were treated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy saw more improvement than the control group patients in NIHSS score, and there was significant consideration. Among the study group patients, we saw more improvement during the first week period than in the course of the second week, and there was significant consideration.
Conclusion : These results suggest that hyperbaric oxygen therapy(HBOT) could be a useful medical treatment to treat cerebral infarction. Further studies are needed on more cases to make sure that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is surely effective for cerebral infarction.
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KEYWORD
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hyperbaric oxygen therapy(HBOT), Cerebral Infarction, case-control study, NIHSS, TOAST
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