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Brain damage in hanging: a new CT finding

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We report a 23-year-old man who attempted suicide by hanging. There have been few reports of involvement of the brain parenchyma shown on CT, all showing ischaemic lesions. This is the first report of multifocal intracerebral haematomas due to hanging seen¶on CT.

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  1. Istituto di Radiologia, Università di Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, 90127 Palermo, Italy e-mail: gbranca@yahoo.com Tel.: + 39-0 91-6 55 23 36 Fax: + 39-0 91-6 55 23 37, , , , , , IT

    G. Brancatelli, G. Sparacia, M. Midiri, V. D'Antonio, C. Sarno & R. Lagalla

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  1. G. Brancatelli
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Received: 7 February 1999/Accepted: 25 June 1999

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Brancatelli, G., Sparacia, G., Midiri, M. et al. Brain damage in hanging: a new CT finding. Neuroradiology 42, 209–210 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050048

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