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Decompression syndrome (Caisson disease) in an Indian diver

Acute decompression syndrome (Caisson’s disease) is an acute neurological emergency in divers. It is caused due to release of nitrogen gas bubbles that impinge the blood vessels of the spinal cord and brain and result in severe neurodeficit. There are very few case reports in Indian literature. Ther...

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Autores principales: Phatak, Uday A., David, Eric J., Kulkarni, Pravin M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2981759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21085532
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.70868