Cerebral hypoxia
Definition
Cerebral hypoxia occurs when there is not enough oxygen getting to the brain. The brain needs a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients to function.
Cerebral hypoxia
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Cerebral Hypoxia
(Also Called 'Cerebral Hypoxia', 'Hypoxia', 'Lack Of Oxygen')
Synonym(s): Hypoxia, Anoxia ...
NINDS Cerebral Hypoxia Information Page
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Cerebral hypoxia technically means a lack of oxygen supply to the outer part of the brain, an area called the cerebral hemisphere. However, the term is more typically used to refer to a lack of oxygen supply to the entire brain.
Cerebral hypoxia is an emergency condition that requires immediate treatment. The sooner the oxygen supply is restored to the brain, the lower the risk of severe brain damage and death.
Cerebral hypoxia is rarely mentioned as a cause of human death, outside of specific traumas such as drowning or suffocation. When doctors speak of causes of human death, they often refer to the conditions which led to the deprivation of oxygen.
Cerebral Hypoxia Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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Cerebral hypoxia
Reduced amount of oxygen in the brain; often due to an interruption or reduction in the blood supply to the brain or a reduction in oxygen content of the blood
Cerebro vascular disease ...
complications of congestive heart failure include difficulty breathing when lying down (orthopnea), abnormal (cyclic) breathing (Cheyne-Stokes respiration), fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema), decreased oxygen supply to the brain (cerebral hypoxia), ...
Extracranial - any external event that causes reduced oxygen or blood flow to the brain (cerebral hypoxia).
Drowning is death from suffocation (asphyxia) caused by a liquid entering the lungs and preventing the absorption of oxygen leading to cerebral hypoxia and myocardial infarction.
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