title: Transient myoclonic jerks and restless legs during periodic tachypnea in acute mountain sickness.
abstract: A 46-year-old man with lower airway infection developed acute mountain sickness (AMS) at a 5,100 m high base camp. AMS was associated with myoclonic jerks (7-8/h) and restless legs. AMS with neurological manifestations could be relieved only upon descent to 3,500 m. To avoid pulmonary or neurological problems at high altitude, adequate acclimatization is a prerequisite.
authors.affiliation: duarte@aonmail.at
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Finsterer
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization; D000208:Acute Disease; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009051:Mountaineering; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000209:etiology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*