Cerebral air embolism complicating cardiac ablation procedures
- 27 March 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 56 (6) , 792-794
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.56.6.792
Abstract
Two patients with similar courses of neurologic impairment and subsequent recovery after cerebral air embolism complicating cardiac ablation procedures are described. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, combined with aggressive resuscitative efforts, appears to have contributed to each patient’s recovery.Keywords
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