Citation

Nakajo M, Onohara S, Shinmura K, Nakajo M, Amitani H, Munamoto T, Baba Y. J. Comput. Assist. Tomogr. 2003; 27(6): 896-900.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/00004728-200311000-00011

PMID

14600457

Abstract

We reported computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of brain damage of a 61-year-old man who attempted suicide by hanging. Unenhanced CT demonstrated multiple hyperdense areas indicating subcortical and subarachnoid hemorrhages and brain swelling. MRI demonstrated not only hemorrhagic findings, but also ischemic findings in the middle brain and cerebral cortex. Multifocal cerebral hemorrhages might be caused by venous hypertension due to compression of the jugular veins.

Language: en

Keywords

Brain; Brain Ischemia; Humans; Hypoxia, Brain; Intracranial Hypertension; Jugular Veins; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Suicide, Attempted; Tomography, X-Ray Computed