Author

Year

Country

Research Design

PEDro

Sample Size

Hadanny et al.

(2018)

Israel

Case Series

N=154

Population: Mean age=42.7yr; Gender: Male=58.4%, Female=43.6%; Mean time post-injury=4.6yr; Injury severity: mild=44.8%, moderate=15.6%, severe=39.6%.

Intervention: All individuals received hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Sessions consisted of 60-90 mins of 100% oxygen at 1.5/2 ATA exposure 5 days a week.

Outcomes: NeuroTrax software subsets: general, memory, executive functions, attention, information processing speed, visual spatial processing, motor skills.

1.        On measures of general cognitive functioning there was a significant increase in scores after HBOT treatment (p<0.0001).

2.        Memory scores significantly increased following HBOT treatment (p<0.0001).

3.        Executive function scores significantly increased following HBOT treatment (p<0.0001).

4.        Attentional scores significantly improved following HBOT treatment (p<0.0001).

5.        Information processes speed significantly increased following HBOT treatment (p<0.0001).

6.        Visual spatial processing significantly improved following HBOT treatment (p=0.005).

7.        Motor skills significantly improved following HBOT treatment (p<0.0001).