Dr. Jim Wright: Hyperbaric oxygen for brain injury

Hyperbaric Oxygen for Brain Injury James K. Wright, MD, Col, USAF (Ret)

Traumatic Brain Injury in Active Duty and Veterans ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example of TBI impact assessment in NFL Player ,[object Object],[object Object],Enlarged Fiber Tract showing fibers from concussive event Courtesy Dr. Walter Schneider, U Pittsburgh Area of Tissue change Fibers passing through areas

1 st 2 Airmen Treated for TBI ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Symptoms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Results of HBOT for TBI Airman B Airman C Date of IED 13 Jan 2008

Symptom resolution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Time

What HBOT is ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How it works - 5,769+* ways ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],*Rink C, Roy S, Khan M, Ananth P, Kuppusamy P, Sen CK, Khanna S. Oxygen-sensitive outcomes and gene expression in acute ischemic stroke. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2010 Feb 10.

HBOT Indications ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],HBOT has been used for >100 years to treat brain injury

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NBIRR National Brain Injury rescue and Rehabilitation Project ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Results ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

ANAM Results ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Comparison to Pre-Injury Status N=4

ANAM Scores pre-injury, post injury, post HBOT 100% 50% 0

Do HBOT recipients get back to normal?

What we have learned ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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