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 ...

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 cerebral edema (HACE), which develops due to fluid buildup or swelling in the brain high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), which develops when too much fluid builds up in the lungs ...

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 ...

Altitude sickness, also known as Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), occurs when the body struggles to adjust to lower oxygen ...

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 ...

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.