Diagnostic and therapeutic management of bilateral carotid artery occlusion caused by near-suicidal hanging

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 108, Issue 2 I, 1999, Pages 189-192

  Maier, Wolfgang ^a   Malatskey, Shelton ^b   Fradis, Milo ^b   Krebs, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blunt carotid trauma; Brain circulation; Carotid artery; Hanging; Neck trauma; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HANGING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE;

EID: 0345059352     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949910800215     Document Type: Article

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