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History of HBO

• “The Polemics of Hyperbaric Medicine” by Richard A. Neubauer, M.D. William S. Maxfield, M.D., Ocean Hyperbaric Neurological Center

General Information about Hyperbaric Oxygen

• HBOT Manual, A guide to Hyperbaric Treatment for Brain Injury.
• "Hyperbaric Medicine The Past, Present and Future" by William S. Maxfield, MD, FACNM
• "Introduction to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy" by William S. Maxfield, MD, FACNM & Allan M. Spiegel, MD+
  
• "The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Health Leader"  by Anissa Anderson Orr

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy's Anti Aging Properties

• "New Frontiers: Anti-Aging Properties of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy" by Neubauer, Richard A, Yutsis, Pavell, Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients, Jul 99, Issue 192, p 68 2p

Arthritis

• "Synovial Membrane Scanning in Arthritic Disease", by William S. Maxfield, Thomas E. Weiss, and Stanton E. Shuler (posted with permission from William S. Maxfield, MD)

Autism

• "Hyperbaric Therapy shows promise for autism treatment" by Elizabeth Diffin, April 23, 2009, Medill Reports, Chicago
• "Link between autsim and abnormal blood-vessel function and oxidative stress" University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• Autism, Chapter 5, from the HBOT Manual
• "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy may Improve Symptoms in Autistic Children"  Rossignol, DA Rossignol, LW Pub Med
• "Dr. Julian Whitaker on Vaccinations"

Cancer

• Cancer studies, Chapter 12, HBOT Manual
• The Prime Cause & Prevention of Cancer, by Otto Warburg. English Edition by Dean Burke, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Cancer Care, by William S. Maxfield, XIV International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine
• Should We Be Concerned that Hyperbaric Oxygen Will Enhance Angiogenesis in Tumors and Thus Increase Malignant Growth and Recurrence? by Feldmeler JJ, DO, Carl UM, MD, Hurimann KA, MD, Sminia P, MD
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy can Decrease Morbidity and Increase Survival for Cancer Patients, by William S. Maxfield, MD, 12th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 2-5, 2004
• Hyperoxia retards growth and induces apoptosis, changes in vascular density and gene expression in transplanted gliomas in nude rats. by Stuhr LE, Raa A, Oyan AM, Kalland KH, Sakariassen PO, Peterson K, Bjerkvig R, Reed RK, Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, Bergen, 5009, Norway.
  
• Hyperoxia retards growth and induces apoptosis and loss of glands and blood vessels in DMBA-induced rat mammary tumors, by Anette Raa, Christine Stansberg, Vidar M. Steen, Rolf Bjerkvig, Rolf K Reed, and Linda EB Stuhr
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as Aid in Cancer Care for Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy, by William S. Maxfield, M.D., FACNM

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

•  Chp 12, Carbon Monoxide and Other Tissue Poisons, Textbook of Hyperbaric Medicine, K.K. Jain

Cardiovasular

• The Heart & HBO, from HBOT Manual
  

Cerebral Palsy

• HBOT for Cerebral Palsy From HBOT Manual

Cognitive Disfunction

• “Can Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction be Prevented?” by Richard A. Neubauer, MD, Charles Golden, PhD., Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, Volume 10, Number 1, Spring 2005
• “Clinical Study: Mild Hyperbarics for Impaired Brain Function” by Gunnar Heuser, M.D., Ph.D., FACP
• "Study Links Surgery to Mental Declines in Elderly" by Christopher Windham, Wall Street Journal, 10/24/04
• "Chemo 'brain fog' can refuse to lift" by Kathleen Fackelman, USA Today Oct 5, 2006

Crush Injury

• "Hyperbaric Oxygen in Acute Ischemia and Crush Injury" by Venneman I, Colignon M, Lamy M.  Department of Anesthesiology, University of Belgium.  Carlier A, Lejeune G, Department of Surgery, University of Liege, Belgium

Drugs & Alcohol

• “Clubs Drugs Inflict Serious Brain Damage” by staff reports at Gulf Breeze News, February 2008.

MS & Inflammation

• “Multiple Sclerosis, an Autoimmune Inflammatory Disease: Prospects For Its Integrative Management”, from Pub Med, a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, December 2001.
• “Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy”, by The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre.
• "HBOT for Multiple Sclerosis" from the HBOT Manual
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis:  My Experience, by William S. Maxfield, MD, FACNM
• "Long Term Hyperbaric Oxygenation (HBO) Retards Progression in Multiple Sclerosis Patients" by DJD Perrins, PB James

Near Drowning

• "Near Drowning and Hyperbaric Oxygen" from HBOT Manual

Necrosis

• "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Femoral Head Necrosis" The Journal of Arthroplasty, Jan 2010

Neurological Conditions

• "Certain Remarkable Neurological Recoveries with HBO" by Dr. Willis Dickens with Carlos Torres
• "The Use of HBO in Treating Neurological Disorders"  Chp 17, Textbook of Hyperbaric Medicine, K.K. Jain

Osteomyelitis

• "Refractory Osteomyelitis" by Brett B. Hart

Stem Cell

• “Stem Cell Mobilization by Hyperbaric Oxygen” by Stephen R. Thom, Veena M. Bhopale, Omaida C. Velzquez, Lee J. Goldstein, Lynne H. Thom, and Donald G. Buerk. August 2005. AJP-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Stroke,Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) & other Neurological disorders

• “Late Treatment of Severe Brain Injury with Hyperbaric Oxygen” by Richard A. Neubauer, M.D., Virginia Neubauer, Franz Gerstenbrand, M.D., Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, Volume 10, Number 2, Summer 2005
• “Conquering Stroke”, by Valerie Green
• “Clinical Study: Mild Hyperbarics for Impaired Brain Function” by Gunnar Heuser, M.D., Ph.D., FACP,
• “A Brief Review of Hyperbaric Oxygen for Stroke Rehabilitation” by David A. Steenblock, M.S., D.O., “The Pressure Point”, International Hyperbarics Association, Inc, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2005.
• "Brain Injury" from HBOT Manual
• "Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on the Clinical Course and Complications of the Acute Period of Ischemic Strokes" by Lebedev, VV, Isakov, IuV, Pravdenkova, SV (Study done in Russia) Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko, 1983, May-June; 3 pg 37-42 (Pub Med)
• "Hyperbaric Oxgyen for Treatment of Stroke & Traumatic Brain Injuries" by David A. Steenblock, BS, MS, DO. Presented at the National Stroke Association Conference in Boston, Oct 16-18, 1997
• "Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Neurology", by William S. Maxfield, MD, FACNM
• "Hyperbarics" by Thomas M. Fox, Special Operation Technology
• "Evaluation of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury" by Shi Xiao-yan, Tang Zhong-wuan, Sun Da and He Xiao-jun