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[Transient motor aphasia at high altitude]
J Botella de Maglia1, E Garrido Marín, J Catalá Barceló
1Unidad de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital La Fe, Valencia.
Revista Clinica Espanola
|October 1, 1993
Summary
Transient motor aphasia, a language disorder affecting speech production, can occur at high altitudes. This condition, observed in mountaineers, may be more common than previously thought.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Altitude Medicine
- High-Altitude Physiology
Background:
- Transient motor aphasia is a rare neurological condition.
- High altitude environments pose physiological challenges.
- Limited research exists on neurological conditions at extreme altitudes.