Complications of Anoxia
| About complications: Complications of Anoxia are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Anoxia. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Anoxia and complications of Anoxia is unclear or arbitrary. |
Complications list for Anoxia: The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Anoxia includes:
- Mental confusion
- Personality regression (see Personality change)
- Parietal lobe syndromes
- Amnesia
- Hallucinations
- Memory loss
- Persistent myoclonus (see Spasms)
Complications of Anoxia:
As
recovery proceeds, a variety of psychological and neurological
abnormalities may appear, persist for a time, and may improve. Mental
confusion, personality regression, parietal lobe syndromes, amnesia,
hallucinations, memory loss, and persistent myoclonus may also occur.
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Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Anoxia-Hypoxia Information Page: NINDS
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