TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage after suicidal "near-hanging"
JO  - International journal of legal medicine
A1  - Schwab, Nathalie
A1  - Díaz, Lorena
A1  - Galtés, Ignasi
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Hanging is one of the most common methods of attempting suicide with a fast occurring death and a high lethality rate. Depending on how fast the hanged individuals are found, they may be rescued, which is referred to as "near-hanging." Whilst hypoxic and ischemic brain damage are common findings in hanging, intracranial hemorrhages seem to be a rare occurrence. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first autopsy case report of an intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage in a delayed death after incomplete hanging. We hypothesize that the combination of two mechanisms is involved in the development of such hemorrhages. First, the persistent venous hypertension during incomplete hanging causing endothelial damage resulting in vascular leakage. Second, the reperfusion of the brain due to recovery of venous blood return after the release form the rope. Whereas intracranial hemorrhage is not a common finding in daily autopsy cases of fatal hanging, it might be a severe complication in rescued cases.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0937-9827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00414-022-02832-y
ID  - ref1
ER  -