Anoxic brain injury

Last revised by Mostafa El-Feky ◉ on 13 Sep 2021

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Citation:

Radswiki T, El-Feky M, Bell D, et al. Anoxic brain injury. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 10 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12085

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12085

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/12085?iframe=true

rID:

12085

Article created:

20 Oct 2010, The Radswiki ◉

Disclosures:

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Last revised:

13 Sep 2021, Mostafa El-Feky ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Mostafa El-Feky had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

16 times, by 9 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System, Head & Neck, Paediatrics

Tags:

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Synonyms:

Hypoxic-ischemic injury
Anoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

Anoxic brain injury, also known as global hypoxic-ischemic injury, is seen in all age groups (from antenatal to the elderly) as a result of numerous etiologies. The pattern of injury depends on a number of factors including:

age of the patient (brain maturity)
- neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
- hypoxic-ischemic injury in older children and adults
the severity of the hypoxic-ischemic insult
duration of the hypoxic-ischemic insult
timing of imaging studies: early imaging findings can be subtle and are often overlooked