Hyperbaric oxygen-associated seizure leading to stroke

The 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the EUBS was held in September in the beautiful, historical city of Ravenna, Italy.The scientific committee, consisting of Paolo Pelaia (Chairman), Costantino Balestra, Zeljko Dujic, Paquale Longobardi, Monica Roco and myself, were able to prepare a diverse programme of lectures, reviews and technical reports, with a good balance between diving and hyperbaric medicine.In total, there were 40 oral presentations and 68 poster presentations.The conference was well attended with 270 full participants.It has become a tradition that the Conference starts with the Master Class for Young Investigators, and this year it was devoted to statistical aspects in medical sciences.In comparison to previous meetings, there was a large number of sessions organised in cooperation with other organisations.These included a DMAC Workshop on nutrition and hydration for saturation divers and medical aspects of hyperbaric evacuation; a SINSEC session on multidisciplinary approach to rightleft shunt, an international session presenting UHMS clinical practice guidelines and EUBS HBOT in Europe, an EBAss session on application of standards for hyperbaric technology, and an ECHM Workshop on the role of HBO on mitochondrial functions, oxidative stress, cell signalling and chemokines.Indeed, there was something for everyone!List of abbreviations: DHM -Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine DMAC -Diving Medical Advisory Committee SINSEC -Societa Italiana di NeuroSonologia ed Emodinamica Cerebrale UHMS -Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society EBAss -European Baromedical Association for nurses, operators and technicians ECHM -European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine SPUMS -South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society SAUHMA -Southern African Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Association