by Sharon Kuttner | Jul 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Abstract Background Acute ischemic stroke is a leading cause of mortality and long-term disability, and profiles of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) reflect the degree of endothelial impairment. This study tested the hypothesis that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)...
by Sharon Kuttner | Jul 29, 2020 | Stroke Research
Abstract Stroke continues to be an extremely prevalent disease and poses a great challenge in developing safe and effective therapeutic options. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has demonstrated significant pre-clinical effectiveness for the treatment of acute...
by Sharon Kuttner | Jul 29, 2020 | Alzheimer's/Dementia Research
Abstract Background We report on the first case of successful treatment for post-anesthesia dementia with perispinal etanercept injection combined with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Case presentation Our patient was a 77-year-old Caucasian man of Mexican ethnicity who...
by Sharon Kuttner | Jul 29, 2020 | Alzheimer's/Dementia Research
Abstract Background: Vascular dementia (VD) is a common type of disease in the elderly. Numerous clinical trials have suggested that hyperbaric oxygen is an effective and safe complementary therapy for aging-related disorders. However, there is no reliable systematic...
by Sharon Kuttner | Jul 29, 2020 | Alzheimer's/Dementia Research
Abstract A 58-year-old female was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) which was rapidly progressive in the 8 months prior to initiation of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) brain imaging demonstrated...
