Non-aneurysmal and non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage after attempted suicide by incomplete hanging
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
;
(4): 56-59, 2017.
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em Inglês
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| ID: wpr-648367
ABSTRACT
Hanging is a common method of suicide that is being reported more frequently in many countries. Several complications including injuries to the cervical spine, neck vessels, and brain can occur after attempted suicide by hanging. There are only a few reports of brain computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of hanging victims. The most common abnormality was diffuse cerebral edema. A subarachnoid hemorrhage is an atypical complication by suicidal hanging. We report a case of a female patient who presented to an emergency department with altered mental status after attempting suicide by incomplete hanging. The patient was diagnosed with a non-aneurysmal and non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. This case shows that spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage can develop due to a sudden elevation of intracranial pressure, as occurs with hanging.
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Assunto principal:
Coluna Vertebral
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Hemorragia Subaracnóidea
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Suicídio
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Tentativa de Suicídio
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Encéfalo
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Edema Encefálico
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Pressão Intracraniana
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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
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Métodos
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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