Bispectral index with density spectral array (BIS-DSA) monitoring in a patient with inner ear and cerebral decompression sickness.

Abstract

Bispectral index with density spectral array (BIS-DSA) monitoring during hyperbaric oxygen therapy of a case with inner ear and cerebral decompression sickness is described. During the initial treatment, a particular DSA pattern was found, which resolved after four treatments. Clinical resolution of the symptoms accompanied this improvement. The particular BIS-DSA pattern described in this case is concordant with a potential hypo-perfusion of the cortex related to decompression stress. This case suggests that BIS-DSA monitoring may be an easy, cost-effective, and viable form of neuro-monitoring during hyperbaric oxygen treatment for decompression sickness.