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What are the effects of altitude on a week-old concussion?
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Depends: If you live at sea level (san luis obispo) you probably would not benefit from traveling to a high altitute place ( eg. Denver) as the metabolic demands are increased during the early stages of recovery from tbi / concussion. If your used to life near sea level it takes time for you to get used to being at high altitute. It has to do with oxygen dissociation from hemoglobin in the red blood cel.
Answered 4/19/2014
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