Spinal cord degeneration in divers

Spinal cords from 8 professional and 3 amateur divers who died accidentally were examined histopathologically. Marchi-positive degeneration was found in the cords of 3 professional divers, variously affecting the posterior, lateral, and to a lesser extent the anterior columns. In 1 there was degener...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 1987-12, Vol.2 (8572), p.1365-1366
Hauptverfasser:	PALMER, A. C, CALDER, I. M, HUGHES, J. T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Occupational Adult Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Decompression Sickness - mortality Decompression Sickness - pathology Diving - adverse effects Emergency and intensive care: injuries, diseases due to physical agents. Diving. Drowning. Disaster medicine Humans Intensive care medicine Male Medical sciences Spinal Cord - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Spinal cords from 8 professional and 3 amateur divers who died accidentally were examined histopathologically. Marchi-positive degeneration was found in the cords of 3 professional divers, variously affecting the posterior, lateral, and to a lesser extent the anterior columns. In 1 there was degeneration of afferent fibres within the posterior columns.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X