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All animal species show characteristic increases in their nervous system excitability when subjected to hydrostatic compression. This may be expressed initially as a heightened level of normal behavioral activity; then, as compression increases, more overt motor signs may be observed including tremors, myoclonus and seizures. In man the emotional distress brought about by “vestibular” EEG and sleep disturbances is compounded by symptoms of uncoordination, tremors, muscle jerks and fatigue which limit performance. In seeking to understand these symptoms, the hyperbaric physiologist has not been helped by the controversy in the literature on the origin(s) of normal (physiological action) tremor, let alone the various forms of pathological tremor.
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Harris, D.J., Parmentier, J.L. (1985). The Role of Peripheral Neuromuscular Elements in the Tremor-Related Symptoms of the High Pressure Nervous Syndrome. In: Péqueux, A.J.R., Gilles, R. (eds) High Pressure Effects on Selected Biological Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70618-9_7
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