title: Role of cerebral blood volume in acute mountain sickness.
abstract: This review focuses on the role of cerebral blood volume in the intracranial hemodynamics that may influence the pathophysiology of acute mountain sickness (AMS). Cerebral blood flow is elevated in acute hypoxia exposure in humans, but the response in this setting of cerebral blood volume is unknown. After discussing the background, attention is given to noninvasive measurement of cerebral blood volume, and recent preliminary data on cerebral blood volume in AMS
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10159-0226, USA. ckinsey@aecom.yu.edu
authors.forename: C Mathew
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kinsey
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roach
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000818:Animals; D001810:Blood Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000502:physiology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide