diving and brain damage

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"These subclinical lesions or "white spots" in the brain are detected with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a method very sensitive to changes in the brain. It is not clear whether they are more common in divers than in nondivers, nor is it certain that their presence has any importance."

Let's see...the study shows that divers get white spots on their brain, but we're not sure if non-divers also get them or if they are important....hmmm

---------- Post added May 30th, 2013 at 03:18 PM ----------

Ok Now I've read the whole artical and ok, I'm being a bit of an a$$:

If you are an old aged, alcoholic, smoker and you dive
Deeper than 130 feet
In cold water
More than 100 times a year
With alcoholism
Hypertension
High Cholesterol
Have a head injury
Have an infection
Have a heart defect (PFO)


You may get white spots on the brain, but we're not sure if non-divers also get them or if they are important....really???

OK Sorry...no more from me

Gee, I shouldn't even have a brain by now.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn-Y3P6M1FQ