Altitude sickness MRI

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2]

Overview

[MRI]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of high altitude pulmonary edema and it shows increased T2 signal in the white matter of the splenium of the corpus callosum.

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.

Overview