Neurologic outcome of controlled compressed-air diving

The authors compared the neurologic, neuropsychological, and neuroradiologi c status of military compressed-air divers without a history of neurologic decompression illness and controls. No gross differences in the neuro-psych ometric test results or abnormal neurologic findings were found. There was no correlation between test results, diving experience, and number and size of cerebral MRI lesions. Prevalence of cerebral lesions was not increased in divers. These results suggest that there are no long-term CNS sequelae i n military divers if diving is performed under controlled conditions.