Early detection of high-altitude hypoxic brain injury

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People who climb too fast or too high risk acute altitude sickness, which can lead to life-threatening hypoxic brain injury. By using in vivo electrochemistry, researchers demonstrated that characteristic changes occur in the oxygen content of various brain regions before injury. The risk of brain damage could be predicted days in advance — perhaps a new approach for detecting high-altitude hypoxic injury.

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