Oxidative stress and diseases associated with high-altitude exposure

E Pena, S El Alam, P Siques, J Brito - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several diseases associated with high-altitude exposure affect unacclimated individuals.
These diseases include acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude cerebral edema …

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 …

The 2018 Lake Louise acute mountain sickness score

RC Roach, PH Hackett, O Oelz, P Bärtsch… - … altitude medicine & …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Roach, Robert C., Peter H. Hackett, Oswald Oelz, Peter Bärtsch, Andrew M. Luks,
Martin J. MacInnis, J. Kenneth Baillie, and The Lake Louise AMS Score Consensus …

The physiologic basis of high-altitude diseases

JB West - Annals of internal medicine, 2004 - acpjournals.org
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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 …

High-altitude pulmonary edema

ER Swenson - Textbook of pulmonary vascular disease, 2011 - Springer
High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is an uncommon form of pulmonary edema that
occurs in healthy individuals within a few days of arrival at altitudes above 2,500–3,000 m …

Hypoxia‐related altitude illnesses

N Netzer, K Strohl, M Faulhaber… - Journal of travel …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Millions of tourists and climbers visit high altitudes annually. Many
unsuspecting and otherwise healthy individuals may get sick when sojourning to these high …

Does this patient have acute mountain sickness?: the rational clinical examination systematic review

D Meier, TH Collet, I Locatelli, J Cornuz, B Kayser… - Jama, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Acute mountain sickness (AMS) affects more than 25% of individuals ascending
to 3500 m (11 500 ft) and more than 50% of those above 6000 m (19 700 ft). AMS may …

International Olympic Committee consensus statement on thermoregulatory and altitude challenges for high-level athletes

MF Bergeron, R Bahr, P Bärtsch, L Bourdon… - British journal of sports …, 2012 - bjsm.bmj.com
Challenging environmental conditions, including heat and humidity, cold, and altitude, pose
particular risks to the health of Olympic and other high-level athletes. As a further …

Magnetic resonance imaging evidence of cytotoxic cerebral edema in acute mountain sickness

K Kallenberg, DM Bailey, S Christ… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
The present study applied T2-and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to
examine if mild cerebral edema and subsequent brain swelling are implicated in the …