Non-aneurysmal and non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage after attempted suicide by incomplete hanging
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
; (4): 56-59, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-648367
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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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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Spine
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
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Suicide
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Suicide, Attempted
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Brain
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Brain Edema
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Intracranial Pressure
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Methods
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article