Short oxygen prebreathe periods reduce or prevent severe decompression sickness in a 70-kg swine saturation model.

Disabled submarine (DISSUB) survivors are expected to achieve saturation with inert gas. However, rescue procedures may not accommodate staged decompression, raising the potential for severe decompression sickness (DCS). Alternatives to standard recompression therapy are needed.

The effects of Donepezil on traumatic brain injury acute rehabilitation outcomes.

Primary Objective: To evaluate the effects of administering Donepezil during inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with TBI.

Research Design: Retrospective, age and injury severity matched, mixed between-within subjects analysis.

Methods And Procedures: Thirty-six patients with moderate-to-severe TBI admitted to acute rehabilitation within 90 days of injury.

Effects of lovastatin and pravastatin on cognitive function in military aircrew.

Background: As evidence has accumulated for the role of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors in the primary prevention of coronary artery disease, younger individuals with no other co-morbid conditions will be increasingly exposed to these agents. Some HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors have been reported to cause impairment of daytime cognitive processes that have the potential to directly impact the ability of pilots and other aircrew to perform. These studies suggested that there might be cognitive effects of these medications that would argue against their routine use in populations whose activities required high, sustained levels of cognitive performance.