Low pressure hyperbaric oxygen therapy and SPECT brain imaging in the treatment of blast-induced chronic traumatic brain injury (post-concussion syndrome) and post traumatic stress disorder: a case report

Cases Journal ◽  
2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Harch
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Oxygen Therapy ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Concussion Syndrome ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Retrospective Case Series of Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 885-892
Author(s):  
R. Douglas Shytle ◽  
David J. Eve ◽  
Soel-Hee Kim ◽  
Allan Spiegel ◽  
Paul R. Sanberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Hyperbaric Oxygen ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ◽  
Oxygen Therapy ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

Returning veterans are frequently diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Considering a recent case-controlled study of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) reporting a reduction in suicidal ideation, we investigated retrospectively three veterans with chronic TBI/PTSD symptoms who were treated with multiple rounds of HBOT with neurophysiological testing performed before and after treatment. Improvements were detected on parameters within neurocognitive domains, including reductions in suicide-related symptoms. These findings independently confirm that HBOT may be effective in treating specific symptoms of TBI/PTSD that are not currently addressed with existing therapeutic approaches.

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