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Eight animal research studies showing that HBOT 
protects the brain against experimentally induced stroke

 Burt J.T., Kapp J.P., and Smith R.R. Hyperbaric oxygen and cerebral infarction in the gerbil. Surg Gynecol 28:265, 1987.

Corkill G., Dhousen K., Hein H., and others. Videodensimetric estimation of the protective effect of hyperbaric oxygen in the ischemic gerbil brain. Surg Neurol 24:406, 1985.

Reiten J.A., Kien N.D., Thorup S., and others. Hyperbaric oxygen increases survival following carotid ligation in gerbils. Stroke 21:119-123, 1990.

Smith G., Lawson D.D., Renfrew S., and others. Preservation of cerebral cortical activity by breathing oxygen at 2 ATA pressure during cerebral ischemia. Surg Gynecol Obstet 113: 13, 1961.

Shiokawa D., Fujishima M., Yanai T., and others. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in experimentally induced acute cerebral ischemia. Undersea Biomed Res 13:337, 1986.

Moore G.F., Fuson R.L., Margolis G., and others. An evaluation of the protective effect of hyperbaric oxygenation on the central nervous system during circulatory arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 52:618, 1966.

Whalen R., Heyman A., and Saltzman H. The protective effect of hyperbaric oxygen in cerebral ischemia. Arch Neurol 14:15, 1966.

Weinstein P.R., Hameroff S.R., Johnson P., and others. Effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy or dimethylsulfoxide on cerebral ischemia in unanesthetized gerbils. Neurosurgery 18:528, 1986.

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