Possible Causes of Anoxic Brain Injury

Proper medical treatment is essential to prevent anoxic brain injury as the effects of many medical conditions, when the appropriate treatment is not given, present a risk of creating reduced oxygen in the blood.

• Very low blood pressure, such as from infection
• Toxicity, such as from medication error
• Stroke
• Heart attack
• Irregular heart beat
• Tumor
• Respiratory problems or injury to the trachea

Immediately, anoxic brain damage may manifest itself in a loss of consciousness or coma. If this initial crisis is successfully overcome, long lasting or permanent effects may still occur, such as memory and focus problems, learning challenges, difficulty with divided attention tasks, reduction of analytical ability, difficulty with word associations, changes in vision, poor coordination, difficulty controlling body movements, mood regulation difficulty, headache, and even changes the personality of the victim of the injury.