Acute mountain sickness (AMS)
Evidence-based neurology checklist on acute mountain sickness (ams): Description This is a syndrome that develops with rapid ascent to altitudes >2,000m It is related to hypoxia and low barometric pressure Epidemiological features Clinical features Diagnostic tool: The Lake Louise AMS Score…
Description
- This is a syndrome that develops with rapid ascent to altitudes >2,000m
- It is related to hypoxia and low barometric pressure
Epidemiological features
Clinical features
Diagnostic tool: The Lake Louise AMS Score
Prevention
Treatment
References
- Burtscher M, Hefti U, Hefti JP. High-altitude illnesses: old stories and new insights into the pathophysiology, treatment and prevention. Sports Med Health Sci 2021; 3:59-69.
- Roach RC, Hackett PH, Oelz O, et al. The 2018 Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness Score. High Alt Med Biol 2018; 19:4-6.
- Muza SR, Beidleman BA, Fulco CS. Altitude preexposure recommendations for inducing acclimatization. High Alt Med Biol 2010 Summer; 11:87-92.
- Kanaan NC, Peterson AL, Pun M, et al. Prophylactic acetaminophen or ibuprofen results in equivalent acute mountain sickness incidence at high altitude: a prospective randomized trial. Wilderness Environ Med 2017; 28:72-78.
- Gao D, Wang Y, Zhang R, Zhang Y. Efficacy of acetazolamide for the prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis of randomized clinical trials. Ann Thorac Med 2021; 16:337-346.
