Delayed parkinsonism following high mountain climbing: A case report
- Author:
Tae Hun Hur
;
Hyung Jun Kim
;
Yun Im Choi
;
Du Shin Jeong
;
Hyung Kook Park
;
Kwang Ik Yang
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Neurology Asia
2013;18(1):99-101
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
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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