Brain Hypoxia

A reduction in brain oxygen supply due to ANOXEMIA (a reduced amount of oxygen being carried in the blood by HEMOGLOBIN), or to a restriction of the blood supply to the brain, or both. Severe hypoxia is referred to as anoxia and is a relatively common cause of injury to the central nervous system. Prolonged brain anoxia may lead to BRAIN DEATH or a PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE. Histologically, this condition is characterized by neuronal loss which is most prominent in the HIPPOCAMPUS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; CEREBELLUM; and inferior olives.

Also Known As:

Cerebral Hypoxia; Anoxic Brain Damage; Hypoxia, Brain; Anoxia, Cerebral; Brain Anoxia; Hypoxia, Cerebral; Hypoxic Brain Damage; Anoxic Encephalopathies; Brain Damage, Anoxic; Brain Damage, Hypoxic; Damage, Anoxic Brain; Damage, Hypoxic Brain; Encephalopathies, Anoxic; Encephalopathies, Hypoxic; Encephalopathy, Anoxic; Hypoxic Encephalopathies; Anoxia, Brain; Anoxic Encephalopathy; Cerebral Anoxia; Encephalopathy, Hypoxic; Hypoxic Encephalopathy

Nervous System Diseases: 14737
- Central Nervous System Diseases: 4371
  - Brain Diseases: 16141
    - Brain Hypoxia: 1126
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    - Hypoxia: 99764
      - Brain Hypoxia: 1126

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