High altitude adaptation, common high-altitude disorders and the effects of high altitude on mental health <subtitle>A narrative review</subtitle>

• Main Authors: Johannes Burtscher (Author), Katharina Hüfner (Author), Martin Kopp (Author), Florian Schipplick (Author), Wolfgang Schobersberger (Author), Hannes Gatterer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hogrefe AG, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: Introduction: The human brain is a highly oxygen-dependent organ. Low environmental oxygen availability (e.g., hypobaric hypoxia at altitude) is a major challenge to the brain and numerous endogenous cellular and systemic hypoxia responses therefore are in place to mitigate hypoxic stress....