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Why can't I remember where my keys are ?
Oxygen is required for normal brain functioning. Hypoxic-anoxic injuries result when there is a substantial (partial, or hypoxic) or a complete (total, or anoxic) lack of oxygen supplied to the brain. This diminished oxygen supply to the brain may produce profound cognitive (thinking), physical (movement), and affective (emotional) impairments which may be slow to recover. As a result, hypoxic-anoxic injury (HAI) can have a catastrophic impact, both in terms of functional (what a person can do) deficits as well as the costs involved in treatment and the disruption it can cause among associated families.
If you have had a heart attack where your heart has actually stopped, you will most likely suffer some form of Anoxic Brain Injury. It is almost identical to the effects of stroke. Information on this subject is scarce, but these sites should be able to help you understand what it is and what it means to you.
Coma and Anoxic Brain Injury (ABI) This page has a variety of resources, some relating specifically to coma and brain injury brought on by cardiac arrest and resulting in anoxia (lack of oxygen)
Hypoxic/Anoxic Brain Injury Clearinghouse: Factsheet Access to definations, statistics and research
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke General science-based information about selected neurological disorders
About Brain Injury From The Brain Injury Law Office great page with lots of info on brain injury, Social Security and legal issues
Brain Train Anoxia Cognitive Retraining Software
Brain Center Your doorway to information regarding acquired brain injury which is any injury to the brain including stroke, trauma, anoxia, infection, and tumors.
Kara Miais Book about one family's struggle to cope with the anoxic brain injury that resulted from Long QT syndrome in their teenage daughter.
Two Other Mad and Steve Info Pages
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