HYPOXIC-ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY


Meaning of HYPOXIC-ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY in English

Damage to cells in the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) from inadequate oxygen. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy allegedly may cause in death in the newborn period or result in what is later recognized as developmental delay, mental retardation, or cerebral palsy. This is an area of considerable medical and medicolegal debate.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.