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*There are no MRI findings associated with | *There are no MRI findings associated with altitude sickness. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of high altitude pulmonary edema, which include:<ref name="pmid23908794">{{cite journal |vauthors=Taylor AT |title=High-altitude illnesses: physiology, risk factors, prevention, and treatment |journal=Rambam Maimonides Med J |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=e0022 |date=January 2011 |pmid=23908794 |pmc=3678789 |doi=10.5041/RMMJ.10022 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9851477">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hackett PH, Yarnell PR, Hill R, Reynard K, Heit J, McCormick J |title=High-altitude cerebral edema evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging: clinical correlation and pathophysiology |journal=JAMA |volume=280 |issue=22 |pages=1920–5 |date=December 1998 |pmid=9851477 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Increased T2 signal in the white matter of the splenium of the corpus callosum | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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MRI
- There are no MRI findings associated with altitude sickness. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of high altitude pulmonary edema, which include:[1][2]
- Increased T2 signal in the white matter of the splenium of the corpus callosum
References
- ↑ Taylor AT (January 2011). "High-altitude illnesses: physiology, risk factors, prevention, and treatment". Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2 (1): e0022. doi:10.5041/RMMJ.10022. PMC 3678789. PMID 23908794.
- ↑ Hackett PH, Yarnell PR, Hill R, Reynard K, Heit J, McCormick J (December 1998). "High-altitude cerebral edema evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging: clinical correlation and pathophysiology". JAMA. 280 (22): 1920–5. PMID 9851477.