Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Treating Alzheimer’s Dementia
A 9-week treatment of low-pressure hyperbaric oxygen therapy (40 sessions) in a patient with Alzheimer’s Dementia caused a significant increase in global metabolism on 18FDG PET imaging with concomitant symptomatic improvement. Mild symptomatic regressionwas treated with intermittent HBOT, normobaric oxygen, and medications to stabilize symptoms, suggesting the possibility of long-term HBOT treatment of AD with pharmacotherapy.
