BACKGROUND: @entity5745 ( @entity5745 ) is defined as a pathological collection of gas within the cranial cavity. The authors studied the effects of hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO2) therapy on a group of @entity1 with @entity5745 , comparing them with a control group to determine the relative impact on @entity5745 volume, clinical symptoms, and duration of hospitalization. METHODS: Twenty-four @entity1 with @entity5745 treated at our hospital were consecutively studied. These @entity1 were divided into a treated group (n=13) and a control group (n=11). Thirteen @entity1 (treated group) were treated with HBO2 therapy sessions in a monoplace hyperbaric chamber at 2.5 atmospheres with 100% @entity26 concentration. The control group was treated with normobaric oxygenation. RESULTS: Clinical improvement was seen in all @entity1 . In the treated group, a decrease of the gas bubble was observed on the computerized tomography scan after each session of HBO2. The treated group also experienced a lower rate of @entity693 compared with the control group. The length of hospital stay was significantly higher in the control group compared with the treated group. CONCLUSIONS: HBO2 therapy in selective cases may lead to clinical and radiological improvement in @entity1 with @entity5745 .

Effects of hyperbaric oxygenation therapy on symptomatic XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity5745 :: ('MESH:D011007', 'Disease') :: ['PNC', 'Pneumocephalus', 'pneumocephalus'] @entity26 :: ('MESH:D010100', 'Chemical') :: ['oxygen'] @entity693 :: ('MESH:D008581', 'Disease') :: ['meningitis']
@entity5745 :: (MESH:D011007,Disease) :: ['pneumocephalus']
