Cerebral air embolism complicating cardiac ablation procedures

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作者
Hinkle, DA [1 ]
Raizen, DM [1 ]
McGarvey, ML [1 ]
Liu, GT [1 ]
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[1] Hosp Univ Penn, Dept Neurol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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10.1212/WNL.56.6.792
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Two patients with similar courses of neurologic impairment and subsequent recovery after cerebral air embolism complicating cardiac ablation procedures are described. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, combined with aggressive resuscitative efforts, appears to have contributed to each patient's recovery.
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