such as high-altitude pulmonary edema or high-altitude cerebral edema. These conditions are characterized by fluid accumulation within the tissues of the lungs and brain, respectively, and are the ...

This condition could be characterized with continued shortness of breath, and "frothy" cough, Corboy said. High altitude cerebral edema, or HACE, is a progression of the headache symptoms. It is ...

Cerebral edema may occur in both conditions. We therefore regard acute mountain sickness and high-altitude pulmonary edema as clinical variants of the same disorder. Symptoms occurring immediately ...

AMS is considered to be a neurological problem caused by changes in the central nervous system. It is basically a mild form of High Altitude Cerebral Edema (see below). Severe AMS presents as an ...

High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE): Accumulation of fluid in the lungs – High-Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE): Excessive retention of fluid in the body leading to brain swelling.