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Neurologic Decompression Sickness

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Neurologic Decompression Sickness, Neurologic DCS, Cerebral DCS, Spinal Cord DCS

  • See Also
  1. Decompression Sickness
  • Pathophysiology
  1. Scuba Diving related injury
  1. Onset
    1. Within one hour of ascent: 50%
    2. Within 6 hours of ascent: 90%
  2. Most common symptoms of Neurologic DCS
    1. Numbness (59%)
    2. Pain (55%)
    3. Dizziness (27%)
    4. Severe Fatigue (25%)
    5. Headache (24%)
    6. Weakness (23%)
    7. Nausea (14%)
    8. Abnormal Gait (12%)
    9. Hypoesthesia (10%)
    10. Visual disturbance (8%)
      1. Vision Loss
      2. Diplopia
    11. Pruritus (5%)
  1. Paresthesias and sensory loss in trunk and extremities
  2. Tingling or constricting Sensation around thorax
  3. Ascending leg weakness
  4. Low Back Pain
  5. Loss of bowel or Bladder control
  • Management
  1. See Decompression Sickness Management
  • References
  1. Aharon-Peretz (1993) Arch Neurol 50:753-6 [PubMed]
  2. Clenney (1996) Am Fam Physician 53(5):1761-6 [PubMed]
  3. Dick (1985) Neurology 35:667-71 [PubMed]
  4. Jerrard (1992) Emerg Med Clin North Am 10:329-38 [PubMed]
  5. Greer (1992) Neurol Clin 10:1031-45 [PubMed]
  6. Newton (2001) Am Fam Physician 63(11): 2211-2226 [PubMed]