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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1973, Vol. 45, No. 4 335-337
© 1973 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

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PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MILD ACUTE HYPOXIA

T. J. Crow, PH.D., M.R.C.P.(U.K.), M.R.C.PSYCH., D.P.M. and G. R. Kelman, M.D., PH.D., M.R.C.P., (EDIN.), D.I.C.

Department of Mental Health, University of Aberdeen Scotland.
Department of Physiology, University of Aberdeen Scotland.

Performance on a free-recall memory test and a scanning task was assessed in subjects acutely exposed in a decompression chamber to simulated altitudes of 2,000 (PIO2bumpe139 mm Hg) and 12,000 feet (PIO2bumpe92 mm Hg). There was no evidence that the degree of hypoxia experienced at the higher altitude resulted in any impairment of psychological performance. The results are discussed in relation to previous reports in the literature that lesser degrees of hypoxia than that experienced at 12,000 feet may lead to specific psychological deficits.


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