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Brain Aneurysms
What is a brain aneurysm?
A brain aneurysm is a dilation or bulging of a blood vessel. Aneurysms may form when there is a weaknesses in the walls of the blood vessels. The two most common places in the body for an aneurysm are the brain and the aorta, which is the largest artery in the body.
Research shows the most common place in the brain for an aneurysm is in the front sections of the brain between the thin layers of tissues that protect the area. Unfortunately, there is nothing to be done to stop a brain aneurysm from rupturing except for surgery. Fortunately, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can be effective for symptom management of brain aneurysms and contributes to long-term healing.
How does HBOT help treat brain aneurysms?
HBOT treatment immediately after a brain aneurysm is shown to be the most effective as when there is a lack of blood flow HBOT treatment is best delivered as soon as possible. However it is difficult to give patients HBOT treatment whilst they are in hospital and many patient will only start treatment once discharged. By this time the patient may be experiencing residual brain damage, lowered blood flow and oxygen downstream due to the ruptures aneurysm.
In 1999 a case taken on by Dr. Kohshi showed that when delivering HBOT treatment immediately after his patient' brain aneurysm the results were extraordinary, the patient did not have any secondary strokes and improved the damage that the first stroke had caused.
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment of brain aneurysm residua is similar to treatment of stroke and can help the body to heal the damaged areas in the brain on its own. HBOT increases the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream, decreases inflammation in the brain caused by free-flowing blood, help the immune system, stimulates new cell growth and helps re-energize damaged brain cells. With one HBOT session a patient may see results in brain function and improvement in symptoms but only if he immediately goes for sessions after the rupture. Once in the chronic phase, six months or later after the rupture, it is recommended that a patient starts off with 40 sessions but usually more are required, in proportion to the amount of time that has lapsed since the rupture.