hypoxic brain injury

[Daisy_Dee]

What is a hypoxic brain injury. My partner suffered a loss of oxygen to the brain earlier this year and we are looking for a rehab home for him, Not a care home. But dont really understand what hypoxic is. Can anyone explain?

[Gela64]

Hi - it means that the brain was starved of oxygen. Depending on the extent of hypoxia some brain function will have been impaired but because the loss of oxygen can occur across the entire brain area the impacts can vary significantly. My husband has hypoxic brain injury because of a series of cardiac arrests. His problem solving skills are impaired, he cannot read and write but he can walk and shower and shave himself and speak coherently. There is a huge range there and you need to talk to a neurologist to ascertain what the situation is. Good luck!

[absa]

Hello

i have a hypoxic brain injury from cardiac arrest. A hypoxic brain injury is where your brain has a reduced inflow of oxygen via the blood stream. It can result from a number of different events...cardiac arrest is a very common one.

the consequences can range from very mild, to very severe/deadly.

[headwayuk Partner Headway]

Hi Daisy_Dee,

We have some information on hypoxic brain injury on our website here: headway.org.uk/about-brain-...

You can also contact our helpline to talk things through, and they'll be able to talk about rehab options too. You can get in touch on 0808 800 2244 or [e-mail]

Best wishes,

Andrew