Cerebral Hypoxia

Cerebral Hypoxia


Definition

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.

Symptoms

Symptoms of mild cerebral hypoxia include:

* Change in attention (inattentiveness)
* Poor judgment
* Uncoordinated movement

Symptoms of severe cerebral hypoxia include:

* Complete unawareness and unresponsiveness (coma)
* No breathing
* No response to light

If only blood pressure and heart function remain, then the brain may actually be completely dead.

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