Relevant that slurring speech is described before/concurrent with ataxia in trip report?
K, the poster might not want his nice trip turned into a medical anaylsis ,but
"
To make matters worse, the second last minute add who I was right behind through this section started walking rather erratically. He seemed to be stepping without regard for the terrain, literally tripping over his own feet and exhibiting this awesome knack for planting his pole in the exact wrong place at nearly every opportunity.
I told the group I needed to rest, and when we sat down I started asking him questions like when was the last time he drank water or ate something. It was immediately obvious to everyone he was slurring his words like a man who had just downed a six pack."
The sequence of altered mental status and ataxia (stumbling, uncoordinated gait) does not matter. And/or by definition, although, unknown to us, a "premorbid" non-altitude condition could be a factor.
