Hyperbaric oxygenation as an adjunct therapy in strokes due to thrombosis. A review of 122 patients.
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Results are reported using hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) in 122 patients with strokes due to thrombosis, both acute and completed. HBO is used as adjunctive treatment and three appears to be justification for a controlled study to delineate the treatment further. The authors believe it is essential to treat patients with stroke at 1.5 to 2 atmospheres absolute (ATA).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Stroke
دوره 11 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980