Hypoxic brain injury

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• Synonyms

  • Hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury
  • Hypoperfusion brain injury
  • Hypoxic brain damage

• Causes

  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Shock
  • Hypoxic respiratory failure
  • Carbon monoxide toxicity
  • Near drowning

• Effects

  • Lance-Adams syndrome
  • Hippocampal damage
  • Burst suppression

• Parents

  • Cerebral pathology