Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a debilitating health problem that affects a number of
subjects when ascending to high altitude. Symptoms can include headache, nausea …

Exposure to altitudes> 2500 m can result in acute mountain sickness (AMS), a mild and
usually self-limiting condition. Research has attempted to identify factors associated with …

Purpose. Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a neurological disorder which may be
unpredictably experienced by subjects ascending at a high altitude. The aim of the present …

Background: Altitude illness results from hypobaric hypoxia at altitudes higher than 2500
meters above sea level. To determine whether vital signs can be used as predictors for …

Background Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the mildest form of acute altitude illnesses,
and consists of non-specific symptoms when unacclimatized persons ascend to elevation …

Introduction: Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a common phenomenon during exposure to
high altitude. Since there are growing numbers of tourists in the mountains, the prevention of …

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) occurs when there is failure of acclimatisation to high
altitude. The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between physiological …

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) develops when rapidly ascending to high altitudes.
However, some mountaineers will suffer from AMS even at 2,000 m and others not until …

Study Objectives The aim of the RON expedition is to study human physiology prior to
ascent, during ascent, and at high and altitudes using various investigative techniques in …

The impact of acute mountain sickness (AMS) and sleep disturbances on mood and
cognition at two altitudes relevant to the working and tourist population is unknown. Twenty …