Delayed parkinsonism following high mountain climbing: A case report
- Authors
- Hur, Tae Hun; Kim, Hyung Jun; Choi, Yun Im; Jeong, Du Shin; Park, Hyung Kook; Yang, Kwang Ik
- Issue Date
- Mar-2013
- Publisher
- ASEAN Neurological Association
- Citation
- Neurology Asia, v.18, no.1, pp 99 - 101
- Pages
- 3
- Journal Title
- Neurology Asia
- Volume
- 18
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 99
- End Page
- 101
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/13857
- ISSN
- 1823-6138
- Abstract
- Acute mountain sickness is an illness caused by climbing to a high altitude without prior acclimatization. Neurological consequences, like parkinsonism following acute mountain sickness without lesion of brain MRI have been reported rarely. A healthy 56-year-old man presented with dysarthria and gait disturbance. Neurological examination revealed tremor of hands, limb rigidity, and bradykinesia. The symptoms developed approximately 30 days following a 3,500 m climb of the Annapurna in the Himalayas. Brain MRI did not reveal any abnormalities including globus pallidus. The parkinsonism symptoms persisted for about 3 months before a complete recovered was made. We suggest that parkinsonism can develop after climbing to a high altitude but that the symptoms can be transient if a brain MRI detects no abnormalities.
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