Anoxic vs. Hypoxic Brain Injuries: Understanding the Crucial Differences

Anoxic brain injury occurs when the brain is completely deprived of oxygen, often due to causes like cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, severe blood loss, or carbon monoxide poisoning.

Hypoxic brain injury involves a partial reduction in oxygen supply to the brain. Causes include near-drowning, suffocation, severe asthma, or respiratory distress.

Both types of injuries can result in cognitive, motor, sensory, emotional changes, seizures, or coma. Treatment involves a multidisciplinary approach for stabilization, symptom management, and rehabilitation.

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