Combined anterior cerebral and posterior inferior cerebellar artery embolism in a diver; A case report

Abstract

Onshore diving operations are often carried out in remote areas with poor or nil medical assistance available at site. Diving crew also tends to be poorly trained and inexperienced. As a result, initially, diving accident cases get treated symptomatically, till proper diagnosis is established and therapeutic recompression carried out after a considerable delay. Pulmonary barotrauma, lung burst, leading to Arterial Gas Embolism ( AGE) and its dreadful effects is a known complication of diving especially amongst novice divers. A case report of embolism in both Anterior Cerebral Artery and Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (ACA and PICA) distribution with successful delayed hyperbaric oxygen treatment ( HBOT)

Keywords

• Diving
• Arterial Gas Embolism
• Anterior Cerebral Artery
• Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery
• Delayed recompression
• Hyperbaric oxygen