Hyperbaric Oxygen Induces Late Neuroplasticity in Post Stroke Patients - Randomized, Prospective Trial

Shai Efrati; Gregori Fishlev; Yair Bechor; Olga Volkov; Jacob Bergan; Kostantin Kliakhandler; Izhak Kamiager; Nachum Gal; Mony Friedman; Eshel Ben-Jacob; Haim Golan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053716

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Induces Late Neuroplasticity in Post Stroke Patients - Randomized, Prospective Trial

Shai Efrati ,

* E-mail: efratishai@013.net

Affiliations The Institute of Hyperbaric Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel, Research and Development Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Gregori Fishlev,

Affiliation The Institute of Hyperbaric Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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Yair Bechor,

Affiliation The Institute of Hyperbaric Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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Olga Volkov,

Affiliations Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Nuclear Medicine Institute, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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Jacob Bergan,

Affiliation The Institute of Hyperbaric Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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Kostantin Kliakhandler,

Affiliation School of Physics and Astronomy, The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Izhak Kamiager,

Affiliations Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Neurology Department, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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Nachum Gal,

Affiliation The Institute of Hyperbaric Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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Mony Friedman,

Affiliation The Institute of Hyperbaric Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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Eshel Ben-Jacob,

Affiliations Research and Development Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel, School of Physics and Astronomy, The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Haim Golan

Affiliations Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Nuclear Medicine Institute, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Induces Late Neuroplasticity in Post Stroke Patients - Randomized, Prospective Trial

Shai Efrati,
Gregori Fishlev,
Yair Bechor,
Olga Volkov,
Jacob Bergan,
Kostantin Kliakhandler,
Izhak Kamiager,
Nachum Gal,
Mony Friedman,
Eshel Ben-Jacob

Published: January 15, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053716

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Important Study but...

Posted by greglagana on 01 Feb 2013 at 18:18 GMT

Would have appreciated more specific detail on actual descriptions of practical, rather than aggregated statistical, improvements in ADL's & quality of life measures.
Nevertheless, an important & exciting study that needs replication & further investigation.

No competing interests declared.

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