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.