[Flying fitness of patients with neurologic diseases--aircraft travel and the central nervous system].
In a time, in which more than 3 billion people (in a single year) use an airplane for long distance travels, the probability is very high that also patients with chronic neurologic diseases are passengers. In this review the essential aspects are described which a patient with Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy or after having suffered from a stroke has to take care for. The regularity of the intake of drugs and the problems in resorption of necessary drugs (cave traveller's diarrhea!) are emphasized.
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Neurologische Intensivstation, Universitätsklinik für Neurologie, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck. erich.schmutzhard@uibk.ac.at
D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D002491:Central Nervous System Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
D002491:Central Nervous System Agents