Hypoxia, Brain
Synonyms
Anoxia, Brain
Anoxia, Cerebral
Anoxic Brain Damage
Anoxic Encephalopathies
Anoxic Encephalopathy
Brain Anoxia
Brain Damage, Anoxic
Brain Damage, Hypoxic
Brain Hypoxia
Cerebral Anoxia
Cerebral Hypoxia
Damage, Anoxic Brain
Damage, Hypoxic Brain
Encephalopathies, Anoxic
Encephalopathies, Hypoxic
Encephalopathy, Anoxic
Encephalopathy, Hypoxic
Hypoxia, Cerebral
Hypoxic Brain Damage
Hypoxic Encephalopathies
Hypoxic Encephalopathy
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.