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Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain
Tree Number(s)
C10.228.140.300.150.716
C10.228.140.624.500
C14.907.253.092.716
C23.888.852.079.797.500
Unique ID
D020925
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020925
Scope Note
A disorder characterized by a reduction of oxygen in the blood combined with reduced blood flow (ISCHEMIA) to the brain from a localized obstruction of a cerebral artery or from systemic hypoperfusion. Prolonged hypoxia-ischemia is associated with ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN EDEMA; COMA; and other conditions.
Entry Term(s)
Anoxia-Ischemia, Brain
Anoxia-Ischemia, Cerebral
Anoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Brain Anoxia-Ischemia
Brain Hypoxia-Ischemia
Brain Ischemia-Anoxia
Brain Ischemia-Hypoxia
Cerebral Anoxia-Ischemia
Cerebral Hypoxia-Ischemia
Cerebral Ischemia-Anoxia
Cerebral Ischemia-Hypoxia
Encephalopathy, Anoxic-Ischemic
Encephalopathy, Hypoxic-Ischemic
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Cerebral
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Ischemia-Anoxia, Brain
Ischemia-Anoxia, Cerebral
Ischemia-Hypoxia, Brain
Ischemia-Hypoxia, Cerebral
Ischemic-Hypoxic Encephalopathy
Previous Indexing
Anoxia (1971-1999)
Cerebrovascular Disorders (1971-1999)
See Also
Hypoxia
Public MeSH Note
2000
History Note
2000
Date Introduced
2000/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
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