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December 7, 2012

Brains of high altitude climbers show signs of bleeding



Brain MRI T1 movie
Brain MRI (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

You knew that climbing the world's highest mountains and the havoc it must wreak on the body could have lingering effects. Just like the NFL is discovering more about brain damage caused by concussions, a new study has now come out about mountain climbers who have suffered cerebral edema. Scientists have recently proven that people who have suffered from cerebral edema bleed from the brain well after suffering from the malady.