Evaluation of Acute Mountain Sickness by Unsedated Transnasal Esophagogastroduodenoscopy at High Altitude
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High-altitude headache and acute mountain sickness.
INTRODUCTION Headache is the most common complication associated with exposure to high altitude, and can appear as an isolated high-altitude headache (HAH) or in conjunction with acute mountain sickness (AMS). The purpose of this article is to review several aspects related to diagnosis and treatment of HAH. DEVELOPMENT HAH occurs in 80% of all individuals at altitudes higher than 3000 meters...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1542-3565
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.11.036