Prognosis and Complications of Attempted Suicidal Hanging

The neuropsychological sequelae of attempted hanging.

Only one report on the neuropsychological sequelae of attempted hanging exists in the English language. Two cases of attempted hanging with subsequent isolated memory deficits are reported. Possible mechanisms for induction of this amnesia are discussed. In these two cases it is most likely that circulatory disturbance produced by the ligatures caused ischaemic hippocampal damage, which in turn...

A Case of Suicidal Hanging

ground. She cut him down, but he was quite insensible. This happened on the 4th November. In my absence the post-mortem examination was conducted by Assistant Surgeon Prisitosh Haldar, who found the following appearances. The membranes and surface of the brain were much congested. The veins were distended with dark blood. There was a considerable quantity of red serum effused beneath the arachn...

[Treatment of brain edema after attempted hanging].

Attempted suicide and suicidal gestures.

The problem of attempted suicide is attracting much attention because of the great increase in the incidence of these cases in recent years. Anyone who is clinically involved can have no doubt about the increase although, rather surprisingly, the Ministry of Health have no reliable statistics (Ministry of Health, 1967, personal communication). Those statistics which are available have been coll...

Complete Laryngotracheal Separation Following Attempted Hanging

Laryngotracheal separation (LTS) is the most immediately life-threatening airway injury. LTS is so rare that very few otolaryngologists have experience with it. LTS is one of the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in airway diseases and its management remains to be established. We experienced a patient with complete LTS after attempted hanging. A high index of suspicion, adequate imaging, pr...