Acute Mountain Sickness

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    Brady Holmer
    Last Updated: August 16, 2022

    Acute mountain sickness is a condition caused by reduced air pressure and low oxygen levels at high altitude (>8000 feet/2400 meters) and can cause symptoms including dizziness or lightheadedness, trouble sleeping, fatigue, headaches, nausea, and shortness of breath.

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    1. Blood Pressure - Moraga FA, Flores A, Serra J, Esnaola C, Barriento CGinkgo biloba decreases acute mountain sickness in people ascending to high altitude at Ollagüe (3696 m) in northern ChileWilderness Environ Med.(2007 Winter)
    2. Acute Mountain Sickness Symptoms - Chow T, Browne V, Heileson HL, Wallace D, Anholm J, Green SMGinkgo biloba and acetazolamide prophylaxis for acute mountain sickness: a randomized, placebo-controlled trialArch Intern Med.(2005 Feb 14)
    3. Acute Mountain Sickness Symptoms - Leadbetter G, Keyes LE, Maakestad KM, Olson S, Tissot van Patot MC, Hackett PHGinkgo biloba does--and does not--prevent acute mountain sicknessWilderness Environ Med.(2009 Spring)
    4. Acute Mountain Sickness Symptoms - Gertsch JH, Seto TB, Mor J, Onopa JGinkgo biloba for the prevention of severe acute mountain sickness (AMS) starting one day before rapid ascentHigh Alt Med Biol.(2002 Spring)
    5. Acute Mountain Sickness Symptoms - Gertsch JH, Basnyat B, Johnson EW, Onopa J, Holck PSRandomised, double blind, placebo controlled comparison of ginkgo biloba and acetazolamide for prevention of acute mountain sickness among Himalayan trekkers: the prevention of high altitude illness trial (PHAIT)BMJ.(2004 Apr 3)
    6. Acute Mountain Sickness Symptoms - Roncin JP, Schwartz F, D'Arbigny PEGb 761 in control of acute mountain sickness and vascular reactivity to cold exposureAviat Space Environ Med.(1996 May)
    7. Motion Sickness Symptoms - Baillie JK, Thompson AA, Irving JB, Bates MG, Sutherland AI, Macnee W, Maxwell SR, Webb DJOral antioxidant supplementation does not prevent acute mountain sickness: double blind, randomized placebo-controlled trialQJM.(2009 May)