Doherty Michael J
Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Neurology. 2003 Mar 25;60(6):1016-8. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000048663.44594.a2.
In 1862, James Glaisher and Henry Coxwell ascended to 29,000 feet in an open hot-air balloon. During the ascent, Glaisher described marked neurologic compromises: appendicular and later truncal paralysis, blindness, initially preserved cognition, and subsequent loss of consciousness. The author examines Glaisher's account of balloon sickness by comparing it with other balloonists' observations and discussing it in the context of altitude sickness, decompression injury, and hypoxemia.
1862年，詹姆斯·格莱舍和亨利·考克斯韦尔乘坐敞篷热气球升至29000英尺高空。在上升过程中，格莱舍描述了明显的神经功能损害：肢体及随后的躯干麻痹、失明、起初认知功能尚存，随后意识丧失。作者通过将格莱舍对气球病的描述与其他热气球驾驶者的观察结果进行比较，并在高原病、减压损伤和低氧血症的背景下进行讨论，来审视他的描述。
