Abstract:Objective: Exposure to high altitude reduces oxygen supply to the central nervous system and may cause neuropsychological impairment. Aim of our study was to evaluate changes in neuropsychological performances of normal subjects when exposed to high and very high altitude, i.e. to conditions representing an experimental model for investigating cognitive functional changes occurring in clinical conditions characterized by reduced brain oxygen supply, such as obstructive sleep apnea or hypertension-related cereb… Show more
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