Abstract |
Decompression sickness (DCS) is a systemic disorder caused by an abrupt decrease in the ambient atmospheric pressure to which an individual is exposed. A previously healthy 23-year-old male parachutist developed optic neuropathy after a series of multiple repeated hypobaric exposures; his symptoms improved promptly with recompression and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. We believe this to be the first reported case of DCS presenting as optic neuropathy.
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Authors | F K Butler |
Journal | Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
(Aviat Space Environ Med)
Vol. 62
Issue 4
Pg. 346-50
(Apr 1991)
ISSN: 0095-6562 [Print] United States |
PMID | 2031639
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Decompression
- Decompression Sickness
(complications, therapy)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Humans
- Hyperbaric Oxygenation
- Male
- Optic Nerve Diseases
(diagnosis, etiology, physiopathology)
- Visual Fields
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