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Hyperbaric oxygen and cerebral palsy: no proven benefit and potentially harmful

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2003

Charles Essex
Charles Essex
Affiliation:
Child Development Unit, Gulson Hospital, Coventry CV1 2HR, UK.
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Abstract

Any good paediatrician will point out to the parents of a child with cerebral palsy (CP) that their child's brain damage is fixed and cannot be altered. This is not being over pessimistic but simply honest. The paediatrician then suggests a variety of treatments/therapies aimed at maximizing the child's potential. However, it is understandable if parents still go on to seek treatments which they hope can alter their child's condition. Such treatments include conductive education, cranial osteopathy, and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) – to name a few. This article seeks to review available information on the use of HBO in the treatment of children with CP.

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Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , March 2003 , pp. 213 - 215
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© 2003 Mac Keith Press

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