Journal of International Psychiatry

Abstract Objective: To investigate the clinical effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the patients with post stroke depression and its effect on the nervous function of the patients. Methods: 96 cases of depression after stroke were selected from our hospital during December 2014 ~ March 2016. According to the random number table method were randomly divided into observation group 48 cases and control group 48 cases. The control group was treated with citalopram tablets, the observation group in the control group on the basis of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The course of treatment was 6 weeks in two groups. The therapeutic effect of the two groups were compared, and the changes of NIHSS score, HAMD score and BI score before and after treatment were compared. Results: the total efficiency of the observation group (93.75%) was higher than the control group (75.00%) (P<0.05); the NIHSS scores of the two groups decreased after treatment (P<0.05); the NIHSS score in observation group was lower than the control group after treatment (P<0.05); the HAMD scores of the two groups decreased after treatment (P<0.05); the HAMD score of the observation group after treatment was lower than that of control group (P<0.05); the BI scores of the two groups increased after treatment (P<0.05); the BI score of the observation group after treatment was higher than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the clinical efficacy of stroke patients with depression, and can improve the neurological function of patients with important research value.

Key words: Hyperbaric oxygen; Post stroke depression; Curative effect; Neurological function