Acute high-altitude illnesses

P Bärtsch, ER Swenson - New England Journal of Medicine, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
Key Clinical Points Acute High-Altitude Illnesses Acute high-altitude illnesses occur in
persons who are not acclimatized during the first days at an altitude of 2500 m or higher …

The cerebral effects of ascent to high altitudes

MH Wilson, S Newman, CH Imray - The Lancet Neurology, 2009 - thelancet.com
Cellular hypoxia is the common final pathway of brain injury that occurs not just after
asphyxia, but also when cerebral perfusion is impaired directly (eg, embolic stroke) or …

Brain imaging of patients with COVID-19: findings at an academic institution during the height of the outbreak in New York City

E Lin, JE Lantos, SB Strauss… - American Journal …, 2020 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A large spectrum of neurologic disease has been reported
in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Our aim was to investigate …

High-altitude cerebral edema: its own entity or end-stage acute mountain sickness?

REF Turner, H Gatterer, M Falla… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
High-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) and acute mountain sickness (AMS) are
neuropathologies associated with rapid exposure to hypoxia. However, speculation remains …

Critical illness–associated cerebral microbleeds

EM Fanou, JM Coutinho, P Shannon, TR Kiehl… - Stroke, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Cerebral microbleeds (petechial hemorrhages) are a well-
known consequence of cerebral amyloid angiopathy and chronic hypertension among other …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging concepts in acute mountain sickness and high-altitude cerebral edema: from the molecular to the morphological

DM Bailey, P Bärtsch, M Knauth… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2009 - Springer
Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a neurological disorder that typically affects mountaineers
who ascend to high altitude. The symptoms have traditionally been ascribed to intracranial …

[HTML][HTML] Research advances in pathogenesis and prophylactic measures of acute high altitude illness

Y Li, Y Zhang, Y Zhang - Respiratory Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

[图书][B] High altitude medicine and physiology

JB West, RB Schoene, JS Milledge, MP Ward - 2007 - api.taylorfrancis.com
1 History 1 2 The atmosphere 16 3 Geography and the human response to altitude 28 4
Genetics and high altitude 40 5 Altitude acclimatization and deterioration 53 6 Control of …

[HTML][HTML] Critical illness-associated cerebral microbleeds for patients with severe COVID-19: etiologic hypotheses

F Lersy, T Willaume, JC Brisset, O Collange… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background and purpose During the COVID-19 outbreak, the presence of extensive white
matter microhemorrhages was detected by brain MRIs. The goal of this study was to …

Impaired cerebral haemodynamic function associated with chronic traumatic brain injury in professional boxers

DM Bailey, DW Jones, A Sinnott, JV Brugniaux… - Clinical …, 2013 - portlandpress.com
The present study examined to what extent professional boxing compromises cerebral
haemodynamic function and its association with CTBI (chronic traumatic brain injury). A total …