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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 5 Hyperbaric oxygen therapy 52 cases cortical blindness [Abstract] The effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO for the treatment of cortical blindness, our department in February 1988 ~ December 2006 were 52 cases of cortical blindness was HBO treatment. Result, 47 cases were cured, 5 cases ineffective, the cure rate up to 90.38%. hyperbaric oxygen therapy cortical blindness effect is significant for patients with cortical blindness has opened a new therapeutic approach. [Keywords:] cortical blindness HBO encephalopathy Our department from February 1988 to December 2006 with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment of 52 patients with cortical blindness, a significant effect, the report is as follows. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General Information 52 cases were diagnosed by ophthalmic hospital, cortical blindness meet Marguis proposed diagnostic criteria [1]. This group of 30 males and 22 females, aged 70d ~ 67 years, average 10.4 years old. lt;1 year old in 4 cases, 1 to 14 35 patients aged 20 to 36 years in 9 cases, 1 case of 40,48,56,67 years old. Children accounted for 75%. 1.2 Etiology 8 cases of acute cerebral hypoxia (1 case of asphyxia, cardiac trauma Zhixin shock in 1 case, 6 cases of status epilepticus, brain trauma, 19 cases of toxic encephalopathy in 14 cases (12 cases caused by toxic bacillary dysentery, acute 1 case of carbon monoxide poisoning, acute alcoholism, 1 case of viral encephalitis in 4 cases, 1 case of decompensated liver cirrhosis, cerebral infarction in 3 cases (2 cases of occipital lobe, internal capsule prime area in 1 case, the superior sagittal sinus thrombosis 1 case, 1 case of tuberculous meningitis, brain abscess, 1 patient after surgery. 1.3 course Treatment time from the onset to HBO 24h ~ 3 months, the average 17.7d. Which 7d 14 , 8 ~ 14d 19 cases, 15 ~ 25d in 12 cases, 30d above 7 cases (30,42,45,60, 1 case of 90d, 75d 2 cases. 1.4 Treatment Treated with single chamber of 46 case