As mentioned earlier, stroke can cause anoxia. When stroke occurs, bleeding takes place in the brain. And since the brain cannot expand to accommodate the extra blood, it is deprived the oxygen it needs. And while stroke can cause anoxia, it can also cause damage to other parts of the brain.
Anoxic brain injury can leave its victims with devastating impairments. It can leave one without the ability to talk, walk, and may even paralyze the limbs. Cortical blindness may also result. When the optic nerve cannot connect with the brain, cortical blindness takes place. Spacticity can also result. Spacticity is a severe shaking of the wrist or ankle. It is a common feature of brain injury in general.
Severe anoxic brain injury can be caused by prolonged seizures. A loss of speech and total blindness can occur. Anoxic brain injury can also be the product of a myocardial infarction.
Students who have suffered anoxia may need help with communication growth, motor functioning, and cognitive development. According to "The Southern Prarie Brain Injury Team," traumatic brain injury is known as the "Silent Epidemic," disabling 500,000 people in the United States each year. For more details, visit http://www.aea15.k12.ia.us/sped4.htm.
When a vehicle comes to an abrupt stop, one can experience a lack of oxygen, thus leading to anoxia. Swelling of the brain can also occur on the edema. It can cause the midline of the brain to move to the left, causing physical abnormalities as well as other impairments.
This is simple proof that it's dangerous to hold your breath for too long. Not only can it make you out of breath, it could change your life. Mental and brain disorders may also follow. If one develops epilepsy during childhood or adolescence due to brain injury, the seizures may stop after age eighteen. After adolescence, epilepsy may be irreversible.
Anoxic brain injury, however mild or severe, can change your life. It's not easy to cope with as it brings a number of complications. It can, nonetheless, be treated. Through a doctor's instruction, you can learn to adapt to this type of injury, like any other. As many affected by brain injury would say, there is always hope; hope for a miracle, prayer to pray for an answer, and strength to find the courage to overcome.
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