Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in neurological diseases

Significantly, the indications mentioned by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society do not list altitude sickness as an indication, and do not define normobaric oxygen therapy in high altitude as a component of hyperbaric therapy ![3] Among neurological conditions, HBOT has been evaluated among patients of stroke, cerebral palsy, injuries of the brain and spinal cord, multiple sclerosis, migraine, increased intracranial pressure, hydrocephalus, etc. There has been concerning and encouraged disdain towards HBO in the medical scientific community. [...]controversy exists regarding the efficacy of HBOT in mainstream neurology. The primary effects of the HBOT include improving oxygen delivery and increasing the oxygen tension to hypoxic induced injury, an enhancement of the antimicrobial activity, and the attenuation of the hypoxia inducible factor mediated effects.