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Hyperbaric Oxygenation and the Cognitive Functioning of the Aged
Author(s) -
EDWARDS ALLAN E.,
HART GEORGE M.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1974.tb04845.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperbaric oxygenation , wechsler adult intelligence scale , audiology , test (biology) , intelligence quotient , cognition , oxygenation , gerontology , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , hyperbaric oxygen , pediatrics , surgery , psychiatry , anesthesia , paleontology , biology
Twenty subjects (average age, 67.9 years) were given hyperbaric oxygen (100% at 2 atmospheres pressure) for 15 daily sessions of two hours each. Comparison of “before” and “after” intelligence‐test results revealed substantial improvement, particularly in tests concerned with short‐term memory and visual organization. The subjects who benefited most were those whose “before” Wechsler Memory Quotients were between 70 and 110. There was no indication that the improvement reached a plateau after 15 sessions.