@article{ref1,
title=""The choking game": Self-induced hypoxia presenting as recurrent seizurelike events",
journal="Epilepsy and behavior",
year="2008",
author="Goodkin, Howard P. and Bergin, Ann M. and Ullrich, Nicole J.",
volume="12",
number="3",
pages="486-488",
abstract="Risk-taking behavior resulting in accidental injury is common in adolescence. Self-induced hypoxia as a means of self-stimulation, sometimes referred to as&quot;the choking game,&quot;has recently become more widely recognized, particularly with a series of well-publicized deaths in teenagers and with wider visibility on national news and Internet sites. We report a case of self-induced hypoxia via carotid compression and breath holding that presented as recurrent confusional episodes and seizurelike events. Video/EEG monitoring was a useful tool in elucidating the neurological effects of the&quot;game,&quot;which may result in prolonged neurological injury or life-threatening outcome.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1525-5050",
doi="10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.12.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.12.008"
}