TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1977//
TI  - Paraplegia due to decompression sickness
JO  - Paraplegia
A1  - Frankel, H. L.
SP  - 306
EP  - 311
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
N2  - Eight patients with spinal cord lesions due to decompression sickness are described. The cord lesions were in the cervical cord in four cases and in the upper dorsal cord in the other four, seven patients had incomplete lesions, one had a complete lesion, all patients were spastic. The diving details and description of the onset of paralysis are given and possible pathological processes are discussed. Prophylaxis is by adequate use of decompression stops. The most satisfactory treatment is immediate recompression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-1758
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sc.1976.48
ID  - ref1
ER  -