Two episodes of Taravana syndrome in a breath-hold diver with hyperhomocysteinemia.
Giuseppe AccursoAntonino GiarratanoSabrina CarusoOriana DanileDomenico GarboPasquale IozzoFilippo VitaleSanti Maurizio RaineriCesare GregorettiAntonino GiarratanoPublished in: Clinical case reports (2018)
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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