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High-altitude cerebral edema

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118:'Kruse was having an incredibly difficult time simply trying to dress himself. He put his climbing harness on inside out, threaded it through the fly of his wind suit, and failed to fasten the buckle; fortunately, Fischer and Neal Beidleman noticed the screwup before Kruse started to descend. "If he'd tried to rappel down the ropes like that," says Beidleman, "he would have immediately popped out of his harness and fallen to the bottom of the Lhotse Face." '"It was like I was very drunk," Kruse recollects. "I couldn't walk without stumbling, and completely lost the ability to think or speak. It was a really strange feeling. I'd have some word in my mind, but I couldn't figure out how to bring it to my lips. So Scott and Neal had to get me dressed and make sure my harness was on correctly, then Scott lowered me down the fixed ropes." By the time Kruse arrived in Base Camp, he says, "it was still another three or four days before I could walk from my tent to the mess tent without stumbling all over the place."' 336:. One early description of HACE may have been published in 1969 after a group of Indian soldiers made a rapid ascent to almost 6,000 metres (20,000 ft). It is not definitely established whether they had HACE or acute decompression sickness. MRI has been used to study the effects of high altitude on the brain, providing the best evidence about the condition. A 1998 MRI study of nine climbers with HACE clearly demonstrated vasogenic edema. 283:) can by used as a temporary measure in the treatment of HACE. These devices simulate a decrease in altitude of up to 7000 ft, but they are resource intensive and symptoms will often return after discontinuation of the device. Portable hyperbaric chambers should not be used in place of descent or evacuation to definitive care. 154:(oxygen deprivation). This occurs after the body is exposed to a low-oxygen environment and before it acclimatizes. The rate of change from a normal oxygen environment and how little oxygen is in the new environment can be used to predict the chance of developing HACE. Prolonged exertion in low oxygen also causes serious 101:, and an altered mental state. Those affected generally attempt to cease physical activities, regardless of their necessity for survival. Severe headaches develop and people lose the ability to sit up. Retinal venous dilation occurs in 59% of people with HACE. Rarer symptoms include brisk deep tendon reflexes, 339:
Data about HACE are lacking because it generally occurs in remote areas, far from hospitals and is generally rare. It is uncommon for doctors to be able to study victims within six days of the condition's development. Animal models of HACE have not been developed. Several genes are being examined for
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Recovery varies between days and weeks, but most recover in a few days. After the condition is successfully treated, it is possible for climbers to reascend. Dexamethesone should be discontinued, but continual acetazolamide is recommended. In one study, it took patients between one week and one month
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While there is strong evidence that vasogenic edema plays a major role in HACE, cytotoxic edema, cellular retention of fluids, may contribute as well. Cytotoxic edema may be caused by the failure of cellular ion pumps, which results from hypoxia. Then intracellular sodium and osmolarity increase, and
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HACE occurs in 0.5% to 1% of people who climb or trek between 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) and 5,000 metres (16,000 ft). In some unusual cases, up to 30% of members of expeditions have had the condition. The condition is seldom seen below 3,000 metres (9,800 ft), but in some rare cases it
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may cause the vascular permeability at the root of HACE. MRI scans of patients with HACE showed increased T2 in the corpus callosum, although grey matter was unchanged. This demonstrated that the blood-brain barrier was broken by cerebral blood vessels, thus interfering with white matter metabolism.
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Although AMS is not life-threatening, HACE is usually fatal within 24 hours if untreated. Without treatment, the patient will enter a coma and then die. In some cases, patients have died within a few hours, and a few have survived for two days. Descriptions of fatal cases often involve climbers who
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are administered. Generally, the use of acetazolamide is preferred, but dexamethasone can be used for prevention if there are side effects or contraindications. Some individuals are more susceptible to HACE than others, and physical fitness is not preventive. Age and sex do not by themselves affect
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HACE is generally preventable by ascending gradually with frequent rest days while climbing or trekking. Not ascending more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) daily and not sleeping at a greater height than 300 metres (980 ft) more than the previous night is recommended. The risk of developing
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It is not known why some are more vulnerable to HACE than others. One theory is that variations in brain size play a role, but the increase in brain volume from edema does not likely cause cranial vault impingement. The presence of large sulci indicate the condition may be influenced by the brain
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also helps prevent the condition. Untreated patients usually die within 48 hours. Those who receive treatment may take weeks to fully recover. It is a rare condition, occurring in less than one percent of people who ascend to 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). Although it was first described in 1913,
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Patients with HACE should be brought to lower altitudes and provided supplemental oxygen, and rapid descent is sometimes needed to prevent mortality. Early recognition is important because as the condition progresses patients are unable to descend without assistance. Dexamethasone should also be
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If available, supplemental oxygen can be used as an adjunctive therapy, or when descent is not possible. FiO2 should be titrated to maintain arterial oxygen saturation of greater than 90%, bearing in mind that oxygen supply is often limited in high altitude clinics/environments.
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and cell counts but an increase in pressure. In one study, CT scans of patients with HACE exhibited ventricle compression and low density in the cerebellum. Only a few autopsies have been performed on fatal cases of HACE; they showed swollen
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HACE was first described by a medical officer stationed in Chile in 1913, but few took note of it. Later, access to air travel made the condition more common because it allowed more people access to high mountains, such as those in the
158:, lower carbon dioxide in the bloodstream, which may play a role in HACE. These factors cause the brain to swell with fluid, resulting in severe impairment. If the swelling is untreated, it causes death by brain herniation. 268:
administered, although it fails to ameliorate some symptoms that can be cured by descending to a lower altitude. It can also mask symptoms, and they sometimes resume upon discontinuation. Dexamethasone's prevention of
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synthase. Vasodilation is caused by the release of nitric oxide and adenosine. This in turn can increase vascular permeability and causes edema. This may combine with low levels of cytokines to cause HACE.
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in the brain. The leaking may be caused by increased pressure, or it may be caused by inflammation that makes the endothelium vulnerable to leaking. An MRI study found microhemorrhages in the
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Increased education and helicopter capabilities have combined to cut the number of deaths from the condition. Symptoms of HACE have been reported in many cases of deaths while descending
225:, hallucinations, and stupor. In some situations, however, AMS progresses to HACE without these symptoms. HACE must be distinguished from conditions with similar symptoms, including 178:
Another study looked at the brains of people with HACE several months after their recovery; it showed hemosiderin deposits in the corpus callosum, evidence of vascular permeability.
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has developed as low as 2,500 metres (8,200 ft). The condition generally does not occur until an individual has spent 48 hours at an altitude of 4,000 metres (13,000 ft).
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tightly fitting. Elevated intracranial pressure is generally accepted to be a late effect of HACE. High central venous pressure may also occur late in the condition's progression.
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Patients with HACE have an elevated white blood cell count, but otherwise their blood count and biochemistry are normal. If a lumbar puncture is performed, it will show normal
54:) is a medical condition in which the brain swells with fluid because of the physiological effects of traveling to a high altitude. It generally appears in patients who have 58:
and involves disorientation, lethargy, and nausea among other symptoms. It occurs when the body fails to acclimatize while ascending to a high altitude.
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may explain why it treats HACE well. Three studies that examined how mice and rat brains react to hypoxia gave some credence to this idea.
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241:, or ingestion of toxic substances. It should be the first diagnosis ruled out when sickness occurs while ascending to a high altitude. 221:(HAPE) or AMS precede HACE. In patients with AMS, the onset of HACE is usually indicated by vomiting, headache that does not respond to 201:
does not cause HACE. What role the sympathetic nervous system plays in determining who gets HACE is unclear, but it may have an effect.
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by fluids. This process has been observed in MRI studies. Hypoxia increases extracellular fluid, which passes through the vasogenic
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form and cause damage that complicates the edema. Evidence against cytotoxic edema includes the high levels of
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of HACE patients, and hypoxia may also cause microvascular permeability. It has been hypothesized that
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there is an influx of water that causes cellular swelling. After the failure of the ATPase pumps,
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little was known about the cause of the condition until MRI studies were performed in the 1990s.
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HACE can be prevented by ascending to heights slowly to allow the body more time to acclimatize.
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The brain swelling is likely a result of vasogenic edema, the penetration of the
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Early symptoms of HACE generally correspond with those of moderate to severe
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may be helpful, but pose risks outside of a hospital environment.
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Another theory about the cause of HACE is that hypoxia may induce
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continue ascending while experiencing the condition's symptoms.
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may help HACE, but there is little evidence of their efficacy.
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In addition to oxygen therapy, a portable hyperbaric chamber (
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Index

HACE
acute mountain sickness
blood–brain barrier
dexamethasone
Acetazolamide
acute mountain sickness
ataxia
photophobia
lassitude
retinal hemorrhages
plantar reflexes
cerebral spinal fluid
gyri
white matter
sulci
acclimatize
hypoxia
hypocapnia
blood–brain barrier
endothelium
corpus callosum
vascular endothelial growth factor
free radicals
hypoxemia
cerebral blood flow
nitrous oxide
high-altitude pulmonary edema
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
stroke
psychosis

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