[Hyperbaric oxygenation in the prevention of mental disorders in patients during the acute period of severe craniocerebral injuries].

On the basis of a comparative analysis of the incidence of psychic disturbances seen in two groups of patients with craniocerebral trauma (subjects receiving HBO treatment and those without it), it is concluded that HBO is effective in preventing trauma-associated psychoses. The effect of HBO on the external respiration and central hemodynamics was also examined. The obtained results formed the basis for discussing possible pathogenetic mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen action in this pathology.