A Computerized Evaluation of Sensory Memory and Short-term Memory Impairment After Rapid Ascent to 4280 m

作者：Shi Qing Hai; Ge Di; Zhao Wei; Ma Xue; Hu Ke Yan; Lu Yao; Liu Zheng Xiang; Ran Ji Hua; Li Xiao Ling; Zhou Yu; Fu Jian Feng^*

来源：Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2016, 29(6): 457-460.

DOI：10.3967/bes2016.060

To evaluate the effect of acute high-altitude exposure on sensory and short-term memory using interactive software, we transported 30 volunteers in a sport utility vehicle to a 4280 m plateau within 3 h. We measured their memory performance on the plain (initial arrival) and 3 h after arrival on the plateau using six measures. Memory performance was significantly poorer on the plateau by four of the six measures. Furthermore, memory performance was significantly poorer in the acute mountain sickness (AMS) group than in the non-AMS group by five of the six measures. These findings indicate that rapid ascent to 4280 m and remaining at this altitude for 3 h resulted in decreased sensory and short-term memory, particularly among participants who developed AMS.

• 出版日期2016-6
• 单位新疆医科大学; 中国人民解放军兰州军区乌鲁木齐总医院