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Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain

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Definition: A disorder characterized by a reduction of oxygen in the blood combined with reduced blood flow (ISCHEMIA) to the brain from a localized obstruction of a cerebral artery or from systemic hypoperfusion. Prolonged hypoxia-ischemia is associated with ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN EDEMA; COMA; and other conditions.     
See Also Anoxia 		Other names Cerebral Ischemia-Hypoxias; Cerebral Ischemia-Anoxias; Cerebral Ischemia Hypoxia; Cerebral Ischemia Anoxia; Cerebral Hypoxia-Ischemias; Cerebral Hypoxia Ischemia; Cerebral Anoxia-Ischemias; Cerebral Anoxia Ischemia; Brain Ischemia-Hypoxias; Brain Ischemia-Anoxias; Brain Ischemia Hypoxia; Brain Ischemia Anoxia; Brain Hypoxia-Ischemias; Brain Hypoxia Ischemia; Brain Anoxia-Ischemias; Brain Anoxia Ischemia; Anoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathies; Anoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy; Anoxia-Ischemias, Cerebral; Anoxia-Ischemias, Brain

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