Morphological Brain Changes after Climbing to Extreme Altitudes--A Prospective Cohort Study.

Findings of cerebral cortical atrophy, white matter lesions and microhemorrhages have been reported in high-altitude climbers. The aim of this study was to evaluate structural cerebral changes in a large cohort of climbers after an ascent to extreme altitudes and to correlate these findings with the...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Raimund Kottke, Jacqueline Pichler Hefti, Christian Rummel, Martinus Hauf, Urs Hefti, Tobias Michael Merz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4625036?pdf=render