Transient global amnesia following deliberate self-harm by hanging: Case report and review

A 25-year-old female was hospitalized subsequent to an attempt to hang herself. She was unconscious for a few minutes but responded to initial resuscitative measures. Relevant investigations, including X-ray neck, computed tomography scan brain, and electroencephalogram were normal. Physical examina...

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Autores principales:	Jyoti Prakash, Tahoora Ali, Suprakash Chaudhury, Kalpana Srivastava
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Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021
Materias:	deliberate self-harm strangulation transient global amnesia hanging Psychiatry RC435-571 Industrial psychology HF5548.7-5548.85
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:916e39b08ee7452da88a6de11adf1d0b2021-11-12T10:11:31ZTransient global amnesia following deliberate self-harm by hanging: Case report and review0972-67480976-279510.4103/0972-6748.328844https://doaj.org/article/916e39b08ee7452da88a6de11adf1d0b2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2021;volume=30;issue=3;spage=328;epage=330;aulast=Prakashhttps://doaj.org/toc/0972-6748https://doaj.org/toc/0976-2795A 25-year-old female was hospitalized subsequent to an attempt to hang herself. She was unconscious for a few minutes but responded to initial resuscitative measures. Relevant investigations, including X-ray neck, computed tomography scan brain, and electroencephalogram were normal. Physical examination was consistent with attempted hanging. On mental status examination, speech was relevant. Mood was euthymic. Attention was arousable, but concentration was impaired. Orientation to time and recent memory were impaired. Remote memory, insight, and judgment were unimpaired. Serial Mental Status Examination (MSE) revealed improvement in concentration and orientation. Due to sudden onset memory loss of <24 h in duration without other signs of cognitive impairment or concomitant focal neurological symptoms, she was diagnosed as a case of transient global amnesia. The pathophysiology of the condition is briefly reviewed.Jyoti PrakashTahoora AliSuprakash ChaudhuryKalpana SrivastavaWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticledeliberate self-harmstrangulationtransient global amnesiahangingPsychiatryRC435-571Industrial psychologyHF5548.7-5548.85ENIndustrial Psychiatry Journal, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 328-330 (2021)
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spellingShingle	deliberate self-harm strangulation transient global amnesia hanging Psychiatry RC435-571 Industrial psychology HF5548.7-5548.85 Jyoti Prakash Tahoora Ali Suprakash Chaudhury Kalpana Srivastava Transient global amnesia following deliberate self-harm by hanging: Case report and review
description	A 25-year-old female was hospitalized subsequent to an attempt to hang herself. She was unconscious for a few minutes but responded to initial resuscitative measures. Relevant investigations, including X-ray neck, computed tomography scan brain, and electroencephalogram were normal. Physical examination was consistent with attempted hanging. On mental status examination, speech was relevant. Mood was euthymic. Attention was arousable, but concentration was impaired. Orientation to time and recent memory were impaired. Remote memory, insight, and judgment were unimpaired. Serial Mental Status Examination (MSE) revealed improvement in concentration and orientation. Due to sudden onset memory loss of <24 h in duration without other signs of cognitive impairment or concomitant focal neurological symptoms, she was diagnosed as a case of transient global amnesia. The pathophysiology of the condition is briefly reviewed.
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author	Jyoti Prakash Tahoora Ali Suprakash Chaudhury Kalpana Srivastava
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title	Transient global amnesia following deliberate self-harm by hanging: Case report and review
title_short	Transient global amnesia following deliberate self-harm by hanging: Case report and review
title_full	Transient global amnesia following deliberate self-harm by hanging: Case report and review
title_fullStr	Transient global amnesia following deliberate self-harm by hanging: Case report and review
title_full_unstemmed	Transient global amnesia following deliberate self-harm by hanging: Case report and review
title_sort	transient global amnesia following deliberate self-harm by hanging: case report and review
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/916e39b08ee7452da88a6de11adf1d0b
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Transient global amnesia following deliberate self-harm by hanging: Case report and review

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