Often the severity and type of symptoms are related to the severity and cause of the brain disease or damage. For example, alcohol-induced liver damage (alcoholic cirrhosis) can result in involuntary hand tremors (asterixis), while severe anoxia (lack of oxygen) may result in a coma with no...
Head injuries sustained during birth or within the first few years of life Kernicterus(brain damage from severe jaundice that goes untreated) Lack of oxygen to the brain (asphyxia) before, during, or after delivery Low birthweight and premature birth ...
Brain tumors Stroke Epilepsy Multiple sclerosis Huntington's disease Cerebral hypoxia (brain damage from lack of oxygen) Dementia Infections, such as meningitis and encephalitis Executive function disorder might also be genetic, meaning it could be passed down from your parents. ...
Drowning, suffocation by immersion in a liquid, usually water. Water closing over the victim’s mouth and nose cuts off the body’s supply of oxygen. Deprived of oxygen the victim stops struggling, loses consciousness, and gives up the remaining tidal ai
the brain. This condition can lead to arrest of brain function and other debilitating conditions and in some major cases even death. Once the normal flow and supply of blood to the brain becomes insufficient, brain cells slowly die due to lack of nutrients and oxygen to sustain its functions...
Be aware that alcohol may impair your ability to chew and swallow, and increase your risk of choking. Choking Prognosis The lack of oxygen caused by choking can result in brain damage or death in four to six minutes. Unless immediate action is taken to open a completely obstructed airway, ...
To lose consciousness briefly, typically due to a lack of oxygen in the brain. fainting /ˈfeɪn.tɪŋ/ (noun) The act of losing consciousness. fart /fɑːrt/ (noun) A release of intestinal gas through the anus; a flatus. fatigue /fəˈtiːɡ/ (noun) Extreme tire...
neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia and autism) in offspring. Infection with agents such as therubellavirus activate the mother’simmune system, and such immunological activity in the early stages of pregnancy has been linked with damage to the developing brain of the embryo or fetus...
Virtually all of the major symptoms of sickle cell anemia are the direct result of the abnormally shaped, sickled red blood cells blocking the flow of blood that circulates through the tissues of the body. The tissues with impaired circulation suffer damage from a lack of oxygen. Damage to ti...
The damage that causes recurrent seizures can occur due to head trauma, an episode of extremely low oxygen to the brain, problems during fetal development or infancy, astroke, or an infection. Sometimes epilepsy can be caused by genetic predisposition.6 ...