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.

Descriptor ID	D002534
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.624
Concept/Terms	Hypoxia, Brain Hypoxia, Brain Cerebral Hypoxia Hypoxia, Cerebral Brain Hypoxia Anoxic Brain Damage Anoxic Brain Damage Brain Damage, Anoxic Damage, Anoxic Brain Anoxic Encephalopathy Anoxic Encephalopathies Encephalopathies, Anoxic Encephalopathy, Anoxic Hypoxic Brain Damage Hypoxic Brain Damage Brain Damage, Hypoxic Damage, Hypoxic Brain Hypoxic Encephalopathy Encephalopathy, Hypoxic Encephalopathies, Hypoxic Hypoxic Encephalopathies Anoxia, Brain Anoxia, Brain Cerebral Anoxia Anoxia, Cerebral Brain Anoxia

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