Electroencephalographic study of divers with histories of neurological decompression illness. |
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| Authors: | A W Murrison E Glasspool R J Pethybridge T J Francis E M Sedgwick |
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| Affiliation: | Institute of Naval Medicine, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants. |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE--To determine whether divers with histories of neurological decompression illness are electroencephalographically distinguishable from non-divers. METHODS--The electroencephalograms (EEGs) from 68 divers with histories of neurological decompression illness and 45 non-diver controls were examined independently by two clinical neurophysiologists. RESULTS--The diver and non-diver groups were electroencephalographically indistinguishable. CONCLUSION--There is no electroencephalographic evidence for the existence of cerebral dysfunction in divers with histories of decompression illness. |
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