Commentary: Correlation between Patent Foramen Ovale, Cerebral “Lesions” and Neuropsychometric Testing in Experienced Sports Divers: Does Diving Damage the Brain?

Frontiers in Psychology

Emmanuel Gempp¹ 

关键词: diving;    long-term effects;    persistent foramen ovale;    brain MRI;    cerebral embolism;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01254

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

After the careful reading of a recent and interesting article published by Balestra and Germonpré (2016) suggesting the lack of correlation between white-matter brain MRI hyperintensities, neuro-psychometric alterations, and the presence of persistent foramen ovale (PFO) screened by contrast transoesophageal echocardiography in recreational scuba divers, I would like to provide additional precisions and also discuss some of their findings.

【 授权许可】

CC BY