Open AccessCerebral Hypoxia can lead to Personality Changes: A Review
Author(s) -
Swati Srivastava
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of neuroscience and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2578-4870
DOI - 10.31829/2578-4870/ijnr2017-1(1)-103
Subject(s) - hypoxia (environmental) , cerebral hypoxia , anxiety , personality , personality changes , psychology , neuroscience , cognition , oxygen , cardiology , medicine , psychiatry , ischemia , chemistry , social psychology , organic chemistry
The term ‘Cerebral hypoxia’ refers to reduced supply of oxygen to the brain tissues. If a brain cell becomes completely deprived of oxygen, the condition is referred to as cerebral anoxia. Since brain needs constant supply of oxygen for its vital functioning, cerebral hypoxia can have major impact of cerebral hemispheres, leading to cognitive, behavioural as well as personality changes including anxiety, depression and memory loss.