Cerebral perfusion SPECT imaging for assessment of the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on patients with postbrain injury neural status

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摘要 Objective:Toevaluatetheeffectsofhyperbaricoxygen(HBO)therapyonpatientswithpostbraininjuryneuralstatus.Methods:Twoto4coursesofHBOtherapyand/ormedicationswereusedtotreat320patientswhowererandomlydividedintotwogroups.Assessmentwasmadewith99mTc-ethylcysteinatedimer(99mTc-ECD)singlephotonemissioncomputedtomography(SPECT)beforeandaftertreatment.Results:TherewasasignificantdifferencebetweentheHBOtherapygroupandthenon-HBOtherapygroup.HBOtherapywassuperiortomedicationtreatmentaloneintherecoveryofclinicalsymptoms,controlofepilepsy,andresolutionofhydrocephalus(P<0.01).Conclusions:HBOtherapyhasspecificcurativeeffectsonpatientswithpostbraininjuryneuralstatus,and99mTc-ECDSPECTcouldplayanimportantroleindiagnosingpostbraininjuryneuralstatusandmonitoringthetherapeuticeffectsofHBO.
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出版日期 2003年06月16日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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