Electroencephalographic study of divers with histories of neurological decompression illness.
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether divers with histories of neurological decompression illness are electroencephalographically distinguishable from non-divers. METHODS The electroencephalograms (EEGs) from 68 divers with histories of neurological decompression illness and 45 non-diver controls were examined independently by two clinical neurophysiologists. RESULTS The diver and non-diver groups were electroencephalographically indistinguishable. CONCLUSION There is no electroencephalographic evidence for the existence of cerebral dysfunction in divers with histories of decompression illness.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Occupational and environmental medicine
دوره 52 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995