Table 4.

Lake Louise self-assessment AMS scoring system.*

1. Headache: None (0) to incapacitating (3)
2. Gastrointestinal symptoms: None (0), poor appetite or nausea (1), moderate nausea or vomiting (2), incapacitating severe nausea or vomiting (3)
3. Fatigue/weakness: None (0) to severe or incapacitating (3)
4. Dizziness/lightheadedness: None (0) to incapacitating (3)
5. Difficulty sleeping (last night): None or slept as well as usual (0) to could not sleep at all (3)
*Each symptom is graded on a scale of 0–3; the presence of headache plus a score greater than or equal to 3 is usually considered positive for AMS.8
RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2011 January; 2(1): e0022. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2011 January 31. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10022.