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  2. Cerebral hypoxia - Wikipedia

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    Brain injury as a result of oxygen deprivation either due to hypoxic or anoxic mechanisms are generally termed hypoxic/anoxic injuries (HAI). Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy ( HIE ) is a condition that occurs when the entire brain is deprived of an adequate oxygen supply, but the deprivation is not total.

  3. Anoxic depolarization in the brain - Wikipedia

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    Anoxic depolarization is a progressive and uncontrollable depolarization of neurons during stroke or brain ischemia in which there is an inadequate supply of blood to the brain. [1] Anoxic depolarization is induced by the loss of neuronal selective membrane permeability and the ion gradients across the membrane that are needed to support ...

  4. Anoxia - Wikipedia

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    Euxinic, anoxic conditions in the presence of hydrogen sulfide; Hypoxia (environmental), low oxygen conditions; Hypoxia (medicine), when the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply Cerebral anoxia, when the brain is completely deprived of oxygen, an extreme form of cerebral hypoxia

  5. Brain injury - Wikipedia

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    Brain injury (BI) is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells. Brain injuries occur due to a wide range of internal and external factors. In general, brain ...

  6. Reflex asystolic syncope - Wikipedia

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    Reflex anoxic seizures are a particular type of anoxic seizure, most commonly seen in young children in whom an anoxic seizure or syncope is provoked or precipitated by a noxious stimulus (hence "reflex"). Various precipitants have been identified, but the most common is an unexpected bump to the head.

  7. Anne Heche legally dead following car crash: What is anoxic ...

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    Actor Anne Heche is legally dead after suffering a "severe anoxic brain injury" due to a car accident in Los Angeles last week.

  8. Anne Heche suffered a severe brain injury and 'is not ... - AOL

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    "Unfortunately, due to her accident, Anne Heche suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition," read the statement, sent on behalf of the actress's family ...

  9. Anne Heche not expected to survive fiery crash into ... - AOL

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    Anoxic injuries occur when the brain is cut off from oxygen, causing cell death. Heche, who was in the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital, remained in a coma and in critical condition ...