[Effects of hyperbaric oxygenation in acute compression-dislocation syndrome in experimental animals]

A model of the acute compression dislocation syndrome of grave degree was designed by means of local compression of the parietotemporal area of rabbit brain. A study was made of the effect produced by hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) on the syndrome after compression elimination. HBO has been noted to decrease the lethality, primarily among animals with the gravest manifestations of the syndrome, to bring about frequent and more full-value recovery of the survived animals, and an insignificant lowering of brain edema.