TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Non-aneurysmal and non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage after attempted suicide by incomplete hanging
JO  - Clinical and experimental emergency medicine
A1  - Kim, Tae Hu
A1  - Lee, Soo Hoon
A1  - Kim, Dong Hoon
A1  - Kim, Seong Chun
A1  - Jin, Wonyoungyong
A1  - Kim, So Yeon
A1  - Shin, Sang Heon
A1  - Lee, Sang Bong
SP  - 56
EP  - 59
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2383-4625
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15441/ceem.15.115
ID  - ref1
ER  -