PMID- 20978814
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110315
LR  - 20211020
IS  - 1435-4373 (Electronic)
IS  - 0934-9723 (Print)
IS  - 0934-9723 (Linking)
VI  - 30
IP  - 1
DP  - 2011 Jan
TI  - Improvement of attention span and reaction time with hyperbaric oxygen treatment 
      in patients with toxic injury due to mold exposure.
PG  - 1-6
LID - 10.1007/s10096-010-0937-8 [doi]
AB  - It is, by now, well established that mold toxins (mycotoxins) can cause 
      significant adverse health effects. In this study, 15 subjects who developed an 
      attention deficit disorder (ADD) and slowing of reaction time at the time of 
      exposure to mold toxins were identified. Deficits in attention span and reaction 
      time were documented not only by taking a careful history, but also by performing 
      a Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA). The TOVA test provides an objective 
      measure of these two variables. It was found that mold-exposed subjects show 
      statistically significant decreases in attention span and significant increases 
      in reaction time to stimuli compared to controls. After ten sessions of 
      hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT), a statistically significant improvement was 
      seen in both measures. This preliminary study suggests promising outcomes in 
      treating mold-exposed patients with hyperbaric oxygen.
FAU - Ezra, N
AU  - Ezra N
AD  - Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 
      USA.
FAU - Dang, K
AU  - Dang K
FAU - Heuser, G
AU  - Heuser G
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20101027
PL  - Germany
TA  - Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
JT  - European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official 
      publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology
JID - 8804297
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Attention/*drug effects
MH  - Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/*drug therapy
MH  - Fungi/*isolation & purification
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hyperbaric Oxygenation/*methods
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Mycoses/*complications/*drug therapy/microbiology
MH  - Reaction Time/*drug effects
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC2998645
EDAT- 2010/10/28 06:00
MHDA- 2011/03/16 06:00
PMCR- 2010/10/27
CRDT- 2010/10/28 06:00
PHST- 2009/11/29 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2010/04/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2010/10/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/10/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/03/16 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2010/10/27 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 937 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s10096-010-0937-8 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;30(1):1-6. doi: 
      10.1007/s10096-010-0937-8. Epub 2010 Oct 27.