<Originals>Intellectual Functions in High Altitude : Neuropsychological Study in the Mountaineering Activities of K-13 Expedition of Kinki University Alpine Club 1981,Pakistan

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In general, the fact is well known that usually mountain climbers would be disturbed both physically and mentally without exception in high altitude places as Himalayan mountains. This pathological condition is broadly called "high altitude sickness." Generally in high places over 8,000 meters, the mental activities have been profoundly disturbed from the ordinary one. In the height over 8,000 meters, all the mountain climbers complained of disturbances of mental activities, (e. g. intellect, affection and will). These historical facts suggest that the mental disturbances in the places over 8,000 meters high might be beyond individual variations. We had a chance to join K-13 (6,666 m) Expedition of Kinki University Alpine Club 1981,Pakistan, in which we followed up the intellectual functions of four mountain climbers who reached the height of 6,000 meters. The result indicates that in the mountaineering activities around 6,000 meters high, there no effects which disturbed persenalities or characters of the subjects are noted. This is an important point which differs between the high altitude sickness around 8,000 meters and the one around 6,000 meters. Therefore in case of discussing the high altitude sickness in Himalayan mountains, we must clearly differentiate the high altitude sickness over 8,000 meters mountains from the one around 6,000 meters high both quantitatively and qualitatively.
近畿大学の論文
1982-12-28