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Mystery Case: White matter lesion related to decompression sickness following extreme breath-hold diving

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A 39-year-old man developed transient expressive aphasia and headache following extreme breath-hold diving. He had performed around 30 breath-hold dives, lasting approximately 2 minutes, 30 meters deep, for 5 hours,… Click to show full abstract

A 39-year-old man developed transient expressive aphasia and headache following extreme breath-hold diving. He had performed around 30 breath-hold dives, lasting approximately 2 minutes, 30 meters deep, for 5 hours, with short surface intervals. Brain MRI (figure, A–C) revealed a left frontal white matter lesion, without restricted diffusion, contrast enhancement, or mass effect.

Keywords: breath; breath hold; following extreme; extreme breath; hold diving; white matter

Journal Title: Neurology
Year Published: 2018

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