Results 1 to 10 of about 38,785 (336)
Emergency Care Journal, 2006 “Acute mountain sickness” is multifaceted syndrome comprising neurological and respiratory symptoms, that can arise in unacclimatised people ascending rapidly to high altitudes.
Chiara Tassan Din +1 more
doaj +4 more sources
Prevention and treatment of high altitude cerebral edema (HACE) [PDF]
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020 High altitude cerebral edema (HACE) is often a severe and potentially fatal manifestation of acute mountain sickness (AMS). It usually develops within the first 2 in individuals rapidly ascending at altitudes above 4000 m.
Karol Mazur +4 more
doaj +3 more sources
The relationship between anxiety and acute mountain sickness. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 IntroductionWhilst the link between physical factors and risk of high altitude (HA)-related illness and acute mountain sickness (AMS) have been extensively explored, the influence of psychological factors has been less well examined.
Christopher J Boos +9 more
doaj +5 more sources
Acute mountain sickness: the "poison of the pass" [PDF]
Western Journal of Medicine, 2000 Few sights are more breathtaking and inspirational than a mountain peak. Yet, behind the innocence and majesty of one of nature's wonders lies a sleeping evil, acute mountain sickness (AMS). The constellation of symptoms that characterizes AMS is a frequent cause of morbidity and occasionally mortality and affects 25% of travelers sojourning to ...
Damian Bailey
openaire +5 more sources
Theophylline improves acute mountain sickness [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 2000 A randomized two-part study was conducted in order to determine the efficacy of theophylline in the treatment of acute mountain sickness during fast ascent to altitudes >2,500 m. Fourteen healthy male subjects participated in a randomized single-blind placebo-controlled crossover study carried out in a decompression chamber (simulated altitude 4,500
Rudolf M. Huber +6 more
openaire +5 more sources
Acute Mountain Sickness: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Prevention and Treatment [PDF]
Quality in SportIntroduction High mountain climbing has surged in popularity over the past few decades, attracting a diverse range of participants from professional athletes to even recreational enthusiasts, given that this sport has become commercial and more ...
AlicJa Śniatała +7 more
doaj +3 more sources
Oxygen saturation for the prediction of acute mountain sickness [PDF]
Digital HealthWe read with interest the paper on “Smartwatch measurement of blood oxygen saturation for predicting acute mountain sickness: Diagnostic accuracy and reliability” recently published by Zeng and colleagues in Digital Health.
Johannes Burtscher +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Proteomic and clinical biomarkers for acute mountain sickness in a longitudinal cohort [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2022 Potential acute mountain sickness diagnostic, predictive, protective biomarkers are established using plasma proteomic, clinical and symptom phenotype data with machine learning approaches in a longitudinal cohort of 53 individuals.
Jing Yang +6 more
doaj +2 more sources
Hypoxia-related mechanisms inducing acute mountain sickness and migraine [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 Experimental models of human diseases are vital for pathophysiological and therapeutic research. To investigate the initiation, maintenance, pathophysiology and even termination of a migraine/headache attack these models are urgently needed. Results from
Florian Frank +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Acute mountain sickness: pathophysiology and prevention [PDF]
Quality in SportThis review discusses the epidemiology, pathophysiology, prevention and treatment of acute mountain sickness (AMS). Key mechanisms including changes in blood-brain barrier permeability, activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and the role
PAWEŁ MOCZYDŁOWSKI +9 more
doaj +3 more sources