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Descriptor English:
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High Pressure Neurological Syndrome
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Síndrome Neurológico de Alta Presión
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Síndrome Neurológica de Alta Pressão
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Synonyms English:
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High Pressure Nervous Syndrome
Experimental High Pressure Neurological Syndrome
HPNS
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Tree Number:
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C10.228.566
C24.410
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Definition English:
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A syndrome related to increased atmospheric pressure and characterized by tremors, nausea, dizziness, decreased motor and mental performance, and SEIZURES. This condition may occur in those who dive deeply (c. 1000 ft) usually while breathing a mixture of oxygen and helium. The condition is associated with a neuroexcitatory effect of helium. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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in divers; do not confuse with INERT GAS NARCOSIS
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See Related English:
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Barotrauma
Decompression Sickness
Diving
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History Note English:
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2000(1986)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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19553
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Unique Identifier:
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D006610
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Similar:
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