Mountain Medicine: HACE

Differential Diagnosis of Acute Mountain Sickness and High-Altitude Cerebral Oedema

•  Acute Psychosis
•  Arteriovenous malformation
•  Brain Tumour
•  Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
•  Central Nervous System Infection
•  Dehydration
•  Diabetic Ketoacidosis
•  Exhaustion
•  Hangover Hypoglycaemia
•  Hyponatremia
•  Hypothermia
•  Ingestion of Toxins, Drugs, or Alcohol
•  Migraine
•  Seizures
•  Stroke
•  Transient Ischemic Attack
•  Viral or Bacterial Infection

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