Hypoxic Brain Injury
《英文msh詞典》Hypoxic Brain Injury
[入口詞] Hypoxic Brain Injury
[主題詞] Hypoxia,Brain
[英文釋義] A reduction in brain oxygen supply. 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. (From Adams et al.,Principles of Neurology,6th ed,pp1109-11)