Acral paresthesias in the Andes and neurology at sea level

Thirty-nine percent of permanent altitude dwellers in the Andes experience acral paresthesias. Clinical examinations, sural nerve biopsies, and electrodiagnostic studies on peripheral nerves were performed on 15 men. Ten Cerro de Pasco (CP) natives living at 4,338 meters were biopsied. Three of thes...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurology 2002-11, Vol.59 (10), p.1532-1535
Hauptverfasser:	APPENZELLER, O, THOMAS, P. K, PONSFORD, S, GAMBOA, J. L, CACEDA, R, MILNER, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Altitude Altitude Sickness - enzymology Altitude Sickness - metabolism Biological and medical sciences Biopsy Electron Transport Complex IV - metabolism Endothelins - metabolism Humans Male Medical sciences Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Nervous system as a whole Neural Conduction - physiology Neurology Paresthesia - enzymology Paresthesia - metabolism Paresthesia - physiopathology Peru Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase - metabolism Substance P - metabolism Sural Nerve - chemistry Sural Nerve - metabolism Sural Nerve - physiopathology Tropical medicine
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