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. 2021 Sep 3;12:711850. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.711850

Table 2.

Diving events in different types of BH divers.

Spanish spearfishermen (25 cases; Batle, 1999) Japanese Ama divers (12 cases; Tamaki et al., 2010a) Competitive athletes (four cases; Tetzlaff et al., 2017)
Manifestation
  • Constitutional (23)*

  • Numbness/paresthesia (17)

  • Consciousness (13)

  • Motor weakness (11)

  • Visual disturbance (10)

  • Altered speech (7)

  • Dizziness/vertigo (5)

  • Coordination (5)

  • Memory loss (4)

  • Convulsions (1)

  • Sphincter relaxation (1)

  • Auditory disturbance (1)

  • Cardiorespiratory arrest (1)

  • Pain (1)

  • Dizziness/vertigo (8)

  • Numbness/paresthesia (8)

  • Motor weakness (6)

  • Altered speech (3)

  • Constitutional (2)

  • Pain (2)

  • Visual disturbance (1)

  • Numbness/paresthesia (3)

  • Motor weakness (2)

  • Altered speech (2)

  • Dizziness/vertigo (1)

  • Unconsciousness (1)

*

Parenthesis means total number of cases.