Cerebral edema occurs in fatal cases of acute mountain sickness. Dexamethasone,
commonly used to treat cerebral edema due to other causes, also reduces the symptoms of …

Wu, Tianyi, Shouquan Ding, Jinliang Liu, Jianhou Jia, Ruichen Dai, Baozhu Liang, Jizhui
Zhao, and Detang Qi. Ataxia: an early indicator in high altitude cerebral edema. High Alt …

Within days of ascent to high altitude when symptoms of acute mountain sickness (AMS) are
common, pulmonary and cerebral edema may also develop. Although peripheral edema of …

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a prevalent illness seen in humans exposed to high
altitudes. An increase in cerebral blood flow as a result of cerebrovasodilatation is felt by …

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

Background and Purpose—Brain edema is a life-threatening consequence of stroke and
leads to an extension of the affected tissue. The space-occupying effect due to brain edema …

Abstract Ainslie, Philip N., and Andrew W. Subudhi. Invited Review: Cerebral blood flow at
high altitude. High Alt Med Biol. 15: 133–140, 2014.—This brief review traces the last 50 …

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 …

After ascent to high altitude (≥ 2500 m), the inability of the human body to adapt to the
hypobaric and hypoxia environment can induce tissue hypoxia, then a series of high altitude …

Key points Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is a maladaptation syndrome encountered at
high altitude (HA) characterised by severe hypoxaemia that carries a higher risk of stroke …