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Two episodes of Taravana syndrome in a breath-hold diver with hyperhomocysteinemia

Domenico GarboFilippo VitalePasquale IozzoOriana DanileSanti Maurizio RaineriAntonino GiarratanoCesare GregorettiGiuseppe AccursoAndrea CortegianiSabrina Caruso

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Breath‐hold divingPediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyHyperhomocysteinemiabusiness.industryNeurologic SignsCase ReportDecompression illnessCase ReportsGeneral MedicineDisease030204 cardiovascular system & hematologymedicine.diseasePathophysiologydysbaric accidentdysbaric accidents03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineTaravanamedicinebusinesshyperhomocysteinemia030217 neurology & neurosurgeryTaravana syndrome

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Key Clinical Message Taravana syndrome is a rare dysbaric disease characterized by neurologic signs and symptoms. Differently from others decompression illness, it has unspecified pathophysiology and unclear predisposing factors. Our cases suggest that thrombophilic state due to hyperhomocysteinemia could increase the risk to develop Taravana syndrome.

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2018-03-08
10.1002/ccr3.1479http://hdl.handle.net/10447/300825