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high-altitude cerebral edema

high-altitude cerebral edema High-altitude cerebral edema is a life-threatening brain complication of high altitude that can develop when acute mountain sickness gets worse.

High-altitude cerebral edema is a life-threatening brain complication of high altitude that can develop when acute mountain sickness gets worse. It is discussed alongside acute mountain sickness as a serious acute high-altitude illness.

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