Abstract Zhang, Haiyan, Jianzhong Lin, Yingchun Sun, Yongxia Huang, Huiming Ye,
Xiaochuan Wang, Tianhe Yang, Xingtang Jiang, Jiaxing Zhang. Compromised white matter …

In this report, we present the cases of two 63-year-old women who developed high altitude
cerebral edema complicated by the occurrence of permanent neuropsychiatric sequelae …

Abstract See Schoenen (doi: 10.1093/awv402) for a scientific commentary on this article.
Migraine with aura is prevalent in high-altitude populations suggesting an association …

A large proportion of lowlanders ascending to high-altitude (HA) show no signs of mountain
sickness. Whether their brains have indeed suffered from HA environment and the persistent …

New Findings What is the central question of this study? Hypoxia associated with ascent to
high altitude may threaten cerebral oxygen delivery. We sought to determine whether there …

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) develops within a few hours after arrival at high altitude and
includes headache, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and malaise. This afflicts 15–25% of the …

A variety of transient focal neurological signs presenting at high altitude have been
described without associated acute mountain sickness or other concurrent illness. We report …

New Findings What is the central question of this study? The pathophysiology of acute
mountain sickness (AMS), involving the respiratory, renal and cerebrovascular systems …

The present study was designed to determine if symptoms of acute mountain sickness are
presented within six hours after arrival at high altitude. Seventeen male subjects, 23–30 …

To examine whether sea-level hypoxic ventilatory responses (HVR) predict acute mountain
sickness (AMS) and document temporal changes in ventilation, HVR, gas exchange, and …