Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002534
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Hypoxia, Brain

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