Brain multi-infarct and decompression sickness

نویسندگان

Guru Dutta Satyarthee All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Johana Maraby Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Jorge Aquino Matus Department of Radiology Hospital, General Dr. Manuel Gea González, Mexico City, Mexico| Department of Internal Medicine, National Autonomous Universitiy of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

Joulen Mo-Carrascal Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar Neurosurgeon-Critical Care, RED LATINO. Latin American Trauma & Intensive Neuro-Care Organization, Bogota, Colombia

Marco Antonio Blancas-Varas National Autonomous Universitiy of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

Nidia Escobar Hernandez Department of Radiology, National Autonomous Universitiy of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico | Department of Radiology Hospital, General Dr. Manuel Gea González, Mexico City, Mexico

Willem Guillermo Calderon-Miranda Department of Radiology Hospital, General Dr. Manuel Gea González, Mexico City, Mexico| Department of Internal Medicine, National Autonomous Universitiy of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

چکیده مقاله:

Scuba diving is associated with an important risk of developing decompression sickness secondary to formation of gas bubbles inside the body. The latter is formed mainly by nitrogen in the body on the diver’s way to the surface (1,2). In some cases, it might injure the central nervous system. Several decompression cases that have been associated with neurologic symptoms are described in the literature; however, brain multi-infarct with lethal outcome has never been described.