Brain MRI Findings of Nitrogen Gas Inhalation for Suicide Attempt: a Case Report
Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
;
: 264-268, 2017.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-119933
ABSTRACT
South Korea has the highest reported suicide rate among all countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Nitrogen is a colorless, odorless and nontoxic gas. Nitrogen gas has, however, been recently used as a method of attempted suicide, its nontoxity notwithstanding. We herein report on an unusual case involving a 30-year-old male who presented with symptoms after a suicide attempt by nitrogen inhalation. Diffusion-weighted imaging of his brain was showed curvilinear high signal intensity in the bilateral frontal and right occipital cortices, with subtle low apparent diffusion coefficient value. In addition, T2-weighted images and fluid attenuated inversion recovery images revealed subtle high signal intensity in the bilateral frontal cortices, basal ganglia and occipital cortices with contrast enhancement.
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Assunto principal:
Suicídio
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Tentativa de Suicídio
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Gânglios da Base
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Encéfalo
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Inalação
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Difusão
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Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico
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Lobo Frontal
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
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