Citation

Shytle RD, Eve DJ, Kim SH, Spiegel A, Sanberg PR, Borlongan CV. Cell Transplant. 2019; 28(7): 885-892.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Cognizant Communication)

DOI

10.1177/0963689719853232

PMID

31134828

PMCID

PMC6719491

Abstract

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.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Adult; Female; Male; Retrospective Studies; traumatic brain injury; Veterans; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; hyperbaric oxygen therapy; Brain Injuries, Traumatic; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; post traumatic stress disorder; war veterans