Transient high altitude neurological dysfunction: An origin in the temporoparietal cortex

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Firth P., Bolay H. B.

HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY, cilt.5, sa.1, ss.71-75, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1089/152702904322963708
  • Dergi Adı: HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.71-75
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: hallucination, high altitude, high altitude cerebral edema, high altitude pulmonary edema, hypoxia, migraine, seizure, EXPERIENCES, PERCEPTION, PARIETAL, BRAIN
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Firth, Paul G., Hayrunnisa Bolay. Transient high altitude neurological dysfunction: An origin in the temporoparietal cortex. High Alt. Med. Biol. 5:71-75, 2004.-This case report describes three separate episodes of isolated ataxia, hallucinations of being accompanied by another person, and bilateral dressing apraxia occurring in a single individual without prior warning signs. These symptoms are attributable to disruption of vestibular processing in the temporoparietal cortex or associated limbic structures. Neurological dysfunction at high altitude is usually ascribed to high altitude cerebral edema or acute mountain sickness. However, transient neurological symptoms occur abruptly at more extreme altitudes, often following vigorous exertion, without overt altitude-induced prodromes. These symptoms may be caused by intense neuronal discharge or neuronal synchronization as a feature of epileptic discharges or cortical spreading depression. Transient high altitude neurological dysfunction should be recognized as a separate complication of extreme altitude, distinct from high altitude cerebral edema.