High altitude adaptation, common high-altitude disorders and the effects of high altitude on mental health <subtitle>A narrative review</subtitle>

High altitude adaptation, common high-altitude disorders and the effects of high altitude on mental health <subtitle>A narrative review</subtitle>

Abstract: Introduction: The human brain is a highly oxygen-dependent organ. Low environmental oxygen availability (e.g., hypobaric hypoxia at altitude) is a major challenge to the brain and numerous endogenous cellular and systemic hypoxia responses therefore are in place to mitigate hypoxic stress....

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Main Authors: Johannes Burtscher, Katharina Hüfner, Martin Kopp, Florian Schipplick, Wolfgang Schobersberger, Hannes Gatterer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hogrefe AG 2024-11-01
Series:Sports Psychiatry
Subjects:
high altitude illnesses
hypoxia
stress
psychiatric diseases
mental health
Online Access:https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1024/2674-0052/a000095

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