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Anoxic Injuries

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South Dakota: Brain Injury Types

Anoxic brain injury occurs when little or no oxygen is distributed throughout the brain, resulting in brain damage. This type of brain injury occurs after an interruption in respiratory function, caused by drowning, choking, asthma, strangulation, or applying unneeded pressure to the abdomen or chest. It can also occur from poisoning, a heart attack or carbon monoxide inhalation. Even if this lack of oxygen last only minutes, it can cause serious brain damage especially in areas for speech and conscious behavior. Brain cells begin to die within four minutes without oxygen.

Symptoms of anoxic brain injury include:

Weakness in legs and arms
Visual difficulties
Cognitive problems
Lack of coordination or abnormal movements
Behavioral or emotional problems

Those who experience an anoxic brain injury in South Dakota each have their individual rates of recovery. Good indicators of recovery time and degree depend on the amount of time spent in a coma or unconscious and how much recovery occurs in the first month.