AIIMS MCQ for Medical PG Preparations .. NIME | hypoxic injury MCQ

Which of the following is most prone to hypoxic injury :
A. Thalamus
B. Hippocampus
C. Caudate nucleus
D. Cerebellum
E. Cerebrum

Ans. B. Hippocampus
• Hypoxic ischemia almost-invariably involves hippocampus. The hippocompal CAT neurons are vulnerable to even brief episodes of hypoxic ischemia