[Decompression XXXX of the spinal cord. Results of early and of late treatment].

@entity1 @entity73 @entity26 @entity16 @entity2704
The treatment of 20 scuba divers with decompression @entity2704 of the spinal cord between 1969 and 1984 is reported. Seven @entity1 presented with mild @entity73 , 13 @entity1 were paraplegic and some suffered from additional impairments to the arms. In 12 of the divers the accident that occurred in a Swiss lake and recompression was initiated with a latency of a few hours. These early treatments were successful in 11 @entity1 . The neurologic symptoms already improved during recompression even in the 7 @entity1 who were paraplegic. In a paraplegic @entity1 early treatment failed, but her condition improved under subsequent hyperbaric @entity26 treatment. In 9 @entity1 late treatment after an interval of 48 to 192 hours, consisting of repeated hyperbaric @entity26 exposures, was performed. 3 @entity1 with mild @entity16 improved completely. 6 @entity1 were paraplegic. In 5 of these early treatment was without success. On 3 occasions, however, early treatment was not started before 15 to 24 hours after the dive. All 6 paraplegic @entity1 improved considerably during late treatment. 8 of the 9 @entity1 undergoing hyperbaric @entity26 treatment had been transported by air with slightly reduced cabin pressure from the foreign country to Zurich. No @entity16 was observed during air transport.
