"The choking game": Self-induced hypoxia presenting as recurrent seizurelike events

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 486-488

  Ullrich, Nicole J ^a   Bergin, Ann M ^a   Goodkin, Howard P ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental injury; Adolescents; Choking game; Risk taking; Seizure; Self induced hypoxia

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BREATH HOLDING; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; LIMB TREMOR; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANOXIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SEIZURES;

EID: 40649126934     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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