Sentences with phrase «of oxygen deprivation in»

Creating his own tools and conducting a series of surgical procedures on canine hearts, Thomas induced a similar level of oxygen deprivation in the dogs and, by correcting the abnormality, reversed their condition.

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Being in a constant state of oxygen deprivation is distressing.»

Landon was diagnosed with hypernatremic dehydration (a high concentration of sodium in the blood), cardiac arrest from hypovolemic shock (a condition where the liquid portion of the blood is dangerously low), and hypoxic - ischemic encephalopathy (a brain injury caused by oxygen deprivation).

Since most of these deaths are due to oxygen deprivation in labor, it is not unexpected that the risk brain damage is also dramatically increased.

Researchers believe this abnormality, in the brain's control of head and neck movement, breathing, heartbeat and the body's responses to deprivation of oxygen supply, could be the reason why some babies sleeping on their front are more at risk of SIDS.

«That observation is in line with the usual response of cells to oxygen deprivation: they save on the consumption of oxygen by converting glucose to lactate instead of burning the glucose.

The study, Lysyl oxidase and adipose tissue dysfunction, found that this molecule is more prevalent in fat tissue of obese people and that it was increased by inflammation and oxygen deprivation.

To figure out what was happening, Johnson's team deleted the HIF - 1α gene, which is activated in response to oxygen deprivation, from the skin of 11 mice.

This oxygen deprivation forces the heart to work harder and creates surges of adrenaline, which in turn cause blood pressure to spike.

Behavioral tests are also important for studying the impacts of brain injury on learning and memory in the context of head trauma, oxygen deprivation, or lesions in specific brain regions.

In fact, long - term deprivation of oxygen to the brain can lead to neurodegeneration and increase your risk for cognitive decline.

In a study involving rats, researchers discovered that young male rats respond to normal episodes of hypoxia, or brief periods of oxygen deprivation, during sleep by increasing brain activity to take deeper and more frequent breaths.

The condition is generally caused by damage to the brain, but the injury may be the result of any number of things such as trauma, oxygen deprivation, infection, stroke, chemical imbalance in the body, or drug abuse.

However, significant oxygen deprivation may result instead in brain damage and loss of income, in which case the person and / or their family or spouse might possibly be able to bring a suit in negligence, and so the legal question is not really irrelevant.

This was caused by a delay in delivery and deprivation of oxygen, which ultimately resulted in severe brain injury to the child who died shortly after birth.

Any deprivation of oxygen, or birth asphyxia, to a child's brain during childbirth can result in an infant's mild to severe birth injury or death.

If the delay in performing an indicated C - section results in injury or death to the fetus as a result of oxygen deprivation from umbilical cord or placenta complications, for example, the physician responsible for the delay may be found to have been negligent and therefore liable for the fetus's resultant injury or death.

Asphyxia birth injuries, which are caused by a deprivation of oxygen to a fetus or newborn, are the most common type of birth injury and include cerebral palsy and HIE (hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy), both of which can result in lifelong damages.

Cerebral palsy can be triggered by maternal infections that affect the fetus prior to birth, it can result due to oxygen deprivation during birth, or as a result of a stroke or infection in a young infant.

If your child sustained brain damage from an oxygen deprivation incident due to the negligence of a caretaker or other party, that party could be held liable for your child's injuries in a Massachusetts personal injury lawsuit.

The condition can set in within five minutes of oxygen deprivation to the brain.