Lyme Disease

Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Lyme Disease Dr. William Fife, Ph.D.
One of the first studies of its kind. Dr. William Fife showed a remarkable 85% improvement in the symptoms of chronic Lyme patients who underwent HBO therapy.

Preliminary in vitro and in vivo Findings of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment in Experimental Bb Infection Charles Pavia, Ph.D.
Dr. Pavia presented findings from his animal study at the International Scientific Conference on Lyme Disease in March, 2000.

Traumatic Brain Injury

Cognitive and Cerebral Blood Flow Improvements in Chronic Stable Traumatic Brain Injury Induced by 1.5 ATA Hyperbaric Oxygen Kevin Barrett, Paul Harch, Brent Masel, James Patterson, Kevan Corson, Jon Mader

Bell's Palsy

Hyperbaric Oxygen as a Therapy of Bell's Palsy G. Racic, et al
Completed at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine and Naval Medical Institute, Croatia, the purpose of this study was to compare the therapeutic effects of hyperbaric oxygen to the effects of prednisone treatment in 79 subjects with Bell's Palsy.

Cerebral Palsy

The Cornell Study of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) for Cerebral Palsied Children Maurine Packard, M.D.
Dr. Maurine Packard, Divisions of Child Development and Pediatric Neurology, NY Presbyterian Hospital, studies the effects of HBOT on children ages 1-5 with moderate to severe CP. Presented at University of Graz in November 2000.

McGill University Study, 1998 (Preliminary) These are the preliminary results of a pilot study that was so promising that it prompted a new double-blinded study involving 100 children with cerebral palsy. (This new study is currently in progress at McGill University.) The final report is below.

McGill University Study, 1998 (Final) This is the final abstract of the McGill University study, listed above.

University of Texas Study, 1998 Dr. Kevin Barrett co-authored this study. It sought to determine if HBO therapy could ameliorate the neurologic deficits associated with pediatric cerebral palsy.

The Pathogenesis of Cerebral Injury in the Newborn Dr. Philip James from the University of Dundee, Scotland wrote this short article on the possible causes of cerebral damage in newborns.

Etiology of Cerebral Palsy Dr. Uday Chadha from the Ottawa Civic Hospital in Canada investigates the causes of cerebral palsy.

The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment on Functional Outcomes in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Single Case Description A fifteen-month-old with Level V cerebral palsy takes thirty-three HBO treatments. This paper by Ginny Paleg from the Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC outlines the main results and conclusions.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Individuals with Neurological Dysfunction Ginny Paleg also wrote this article. A basic description of traumatic brain injury and how HBO therapy can help to "wake up" the dormant areas that have been injured.

Clinically Observed Reduction of Spasticity in Patients with Neurological Diseases and in Children with Cerebral Palsy from Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy J.J. Machado from Brazil wrote this paper in 1989. Machado analyzes results following the treatment of a large number of patients in the late 1980's.

The Use of Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy in Patients with Chronic Childhood Encephalopathy Dr. Solany Zerbini from Brazil analyzes results from the treatment of a large number of cerebral palsy patients.

Management of Intestinal Ischaemia, Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Anoxic Encephalophaties of Neonates with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Is HBO therapy a safe and effective treatment in neonates? This Mexican study summation attempts to answer this question.

Revisitation of Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Mid Brain Trauma Dr. H. Wassman concludes that HBO therapy can significantly improve the condition of patients suffering from Mid Brain Trauma.

Epilepsy

Treatment of Children's Epilepsy by Hyperbaric Oxygenation: Analysis of 100 cases Wong Qibiao, Wang Hongjun, Chen Linzheng, Zhao Cuiyun, Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Center, Zhou Gulu, EEG Lab, Zhujiang Hospital.





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