- Treatment and Prevention of High Altitude Illness and Mountain Sickness
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Kim YY, Lee SM
- KMID: 2184948
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 Nov;50(11):1005-1015.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.11.1005
High-altitude illness is used to describe various symptoms that can develop in unacclimatized persons on ascent to high altitude. Symptoms usually include headache, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, and sleep... -
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- A Case of Retinal Hemorrhage after Climbing the Himalaya Mountains
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Cho YS, Koh HJ, Kim SH, Lee SC, Kwon OW
- KMID: 2336982
- J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
- 2001 Jan;42(1):203-207.
High altitude exposure may produce multiple symptoms of mountain sickness. A 27-year-old man presented with metamorphopsia in his left eye which occurred following climbing the Himalaya Mountains. His best corrected... -
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- Altitude Stress During Participation of Medical Congress
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Kim SB, Kim JS, Kim SJ, Cho SH, Suh DC
- KMID: 2350683
- Neurointervention.
- 2016 Sep;11(2):73-77.
- doi: 10.5469/neuroint.2016.11.2.73
Medical congresses often held in highlands. We reviewed several medical issues associated with altitude stress especially while physicians have participated medical congress held in high altitude. Altitude stress, also known... -
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- Globus Pallidus Lesions Associated with High Mountain Climbing
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Jeong JH, Kwon JC, Chin JH, Yoon SJ, Na DL
- KMID: 648804
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2002 Dec;17(6):861-863.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2002.17.6.861
Acute mountain sickness (AMS) occurs commonly in hikers who are rapidly exposed to high altitude environments. Despite the numerous reports of AMS, few studies have reported pallidal lesions associated... -
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- Cognitive Dysfunction Following High Mountain Climbing
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Lee H, Ryu SY, Yi HA
- KMID: 2065768
- J Korean Neurol Assoc.
- 2011 Feb;29(1):40-44.
Few studies have investigated cognitive impairment associated with globus pallidal lesion after acute mountain sickness (AMS). A 54-year-old mountaineer presented with a slowed response, social withdrawal, and apathy after exposure... -
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- Comparison of Methazolamide and Acetazolamide for Prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness in Adolescents
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Lee JH, Choi PC
- KMID: 2332985
- J Korean Soc Emerg Med.
- 2011 Oct;22(5):523-530.
PURPOSE: Acute mountain sickness (AMS) commonly occurs when unacclimatized individuals ascend to altitudes above 2500 m. Acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (CAI), is recommended for AMS prophylaxis, but may have... -
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- A Clinical Review of Acute Mountain Sickness
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Seo JS, Chung JM, Lee JH, Park SY, Ryoo HW, Lee KW, Kim YJ, Park NH, Lee JS, Seo KS, Park JB, Lee HJ
- KMID: 2331422
- J Korean Soc Emerg Med.
- 2004 Dec;15(6):512-522.
PURPOSE: Rapid ascent from low to high altitude (above 2500 m) often causes acute mountain sickness (AMS), a symptom-complex characterized by headache and other systemic symptoms (gastrointestinal upset, weakness, dizziness,... -
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- Changes of hemodynamic and cerebral oxygenation after exercise in normobaric and hypobaric hypoxia: associations with acute mountain sickness
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Kammerer T, Faihs V, Hulde N, Bayer A, Hübner M, Brettner F, Karlen W, Kröpfl JM, Rehm M, Spengler C, Schäfer S
- KMID: 2428632
- Ann Occup Environ Med.
- 2018 ;30(1):66.
- doi: 10.1186/s40557-018-0276-2
OBJECTIVE: Normobaric (NH) and hypobaric hypoxia (HH) are associated with acute mountain sickness (AMS) and cognitive dysfunction. Only few variables, like heart-rate-variability, are correlated with AMS. However, prediction of AMS... -
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- Prophylactic Effect of Erythropoietin Injection to Prevent Acute Mountain Sickness: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial
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Heo K, Kang JK, Choi CM, Lee MS, Noh KW, Kim SB
- KMID: 1734931
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2014 Mar;29(3):416-422.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2014.29.3.416
This study was performed to evaluate whether increasing hemoglobin before ascent by prophylactic erythropoietin injections prevents acute mountain sickness (AMS). This open-label, randomized, controlled trial involved 39 healthy volunteers with... -
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