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Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in cardiac arrest

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Link to WHO Definition

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in cardiac arrest – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/556056631

This is a disorder of reduced oxygen in the blood combined with reduced blood flow (ischemia) to the brain. It arises because of a state of low blood flow from the heart not contracting effectively.