ABSTRACT
Global cerebral ischemia or anoxia will, if sufficiently prolonged, cause coma, and those who survive may be left with a dementia, an amnesia, or a movement disorder, such as myoclonus or parkinsonism. Common causes include cardiac arrest, hemorrhagic or septic shock, carbon monoxide poisoning, strangulation, or drowning. In this text, this disorder is referred to as post-anoxic encephalopathy; other names include post-hypoxic encephalopathy, post-ischemic encephalopathy or ischemic-hypoxic encephalopathy.
