Alzheimer's Disease

Baseline After 89 HBOT Treatments

58 year old male; Accomplished architect with decline in work and memory 8 years ago.

Alzheimer's diagnosis 5 1/2 years ago; started on Aricept.

• Continued to decline over next 3 years.
• Started CPAP (for sleep apnea) 9/98 without effect 3 years prior to HBOT treatments.
• Switched to Neotrophin for 9 months - limited improvement.
• 9/2000 began Exelon; dose increased to maximum level 6 weeks before HBOT.

89 HBOT treatments.

• During treatment progressive slow improvement in cognition/behavior.
• Generalized non significant improvement in scores.
• Some new learning ability.
• Symptomatically patient better.
• Patient taken off Exelon due to side effects.
• Continuing HBOT & beginning to resume normal life activities.