High-altitude illnesses have profound consequences on the health of many unsuspecting
and otherwise healthy individuals who sojourn to high altitude for recreation and work. The …

Analysis of∼ 100 years of home‐and‐away South American World Cup matches illustrate
that football competition at moderate/high altitude (> 2000 m) favors the home team …

Objective To examine patterns of mortality among climbers on Mount Everest over an 86
year period. Design Descriptive study. Setting Climbing expeditions to Mount Everest, 1921 …

Vasogenic edema in the corpus callosum is a characteristic finding in high-altitude cerebral
edema (HACE). Furthermore, microhemorrhages have been found at autopsies in brains of …

Abstract Tissot van Patot, Martha C., Guy Leadbetter III, Linda E. Keyes, Kirsten M.
Maakestad, Sheryl Olsen, and Peter Hackett. High Alt. Med. & Biol. 9: 289–293, 2008 …

Acute mountain sickness is common among not acclimatized persons ascending to high
altitude; the underlying mechanism is unknown, but may be related to cerebral edema. Nine …

Objective: To investigate the association of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), as a
correlate of intracranial pressure (ICP), with acute mountain sickness (AMS). Design …

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 …

Background and purpose: At high altitudes barometric pressure is reduced and, thus, less
oxygen is inhaled. Reduced oxygen concentration in brain tissue can lead to cerebral …

ABSTRACT Bengt, Kayser, Ronald Hulsebosch, and Frank Bosch. Low-dose acetylsalicylic
acid analog and acetazolamide for prevention of acute mountain sickness. High Alt. Med …