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This post is further proof that brain damage can occur as a result of a single pool dive. I believe this example may also indicate other complicating factors such as childhood trauma coupled with hormonal deficiencies and insidious vacuous cranium syndrome. Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/ > From: "Michael J. Black" <mjblackmd@ya*.co*> > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 19:53:49 -0700 (PDT) > To: Aquanaut Mail <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > Subject: Re: brain damage and divers > > Paging Doctor Wendell Grogan, board-certified neurologist and DIR > compatriot: Dr. Grogan, Denial is NOT a river in Egypt. > > Nice of you to post a scientific article concluding that MR imaging > of divers' brains showed no difference compared to non-diving controls. > But why do I sense that you have some doubts about this? Do you > suppose, just maybe, there would be differences if better MR imaging > were used, such as functional MRI? And do you really believe, Dr. > Grogan, that there are no long-term effects in divers' brains? > Why one needs only look at this list for proof that technical diving > not only affects the central nervous system, it also produces mood > alterations causing uncontrolled shouting, profanity, and juvenile > behavior. > > As sure as there are scientifically documented long-term effects in > diving, such as dysbaric osteonecrosis and permanent injuries from > Type II DCI, there are long-term effects on the brain from diving. > It's just a matter of time and technology before we see it. Let the > extreme tekkies be the first to step into the MR scanner. We'll > find your lesions. > > Cheers, > MJB > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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