More Information on CAUSES OF CEREBRAL HYPOXIA
Known possible causes of cerebral palsy of which Cerebral Hypoxia is one of them include:
- infection in early pregnancy
- a difficult or premature birth
- bleeding in the baby’s brain
- abnormal brain development in the baby
- genetic problems
- deficiency of oxygen in the brain
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Hypoxemia in patients with COPD: cause, effects, and disease progression
The following was presented in an articles from International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Doctors from St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin , Ireland
The article indicated that alveolar hypoxia and consequent hypoxemia increase in prevalence as Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) severity increases. The article continued to indicate that Chronic hypoxemia contributes to the development of adverse sequelae of COPD, such as pulmonary hypertension, secondary polycythemia, skeletal muscle dysfunction, and systemic inflammation.
As part of the conclusion, the article indicates that these comorbidities reduce quality of life in COPD patients, and predispose them to acute exacerbations, cardiovascular morbidity, and increased risk of death. Supplemental oxygen therapy improves quality of life and survival in selected cases. However, its role in patients with moderate hypoxia, or isolated exertional or nocturnal hypoxia, remains unclear.
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