Dissociative Identity Disorder Presenting as a Suicide Attempt or Drug Overdose: A Case Report

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Akpinar ◽  
Arif Demirdas
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Drug Overdose ◽  
Dissociative Identity Disorder

DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER (MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES): CASE REPORT AND STUDY

2015 ◽  
Vol Ano 5 ◽  
pp. 32-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIRIAN PEZZINI DOS SANTOS ◽  
LIDIANE DOTTA GUARIENTI ◽  
PEDRO PAIM SANTOS ◽  
EDUARDO FERREIRA DAURA ◽  
ADRIANA DENISE DAL’PIZOL
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Dissociative Identity Disorder ◽  
Multiple Personalities

Na prática clínica, deparamo-nos com um grande número de pacientes vítimas de violência, sobretudo durante fases precoces do desenvolvimento, uma das causas centrais na etiologia dos transtornos dissociativos (ou transtorno de estresse pós-traumático complexo). Este artigo descreve o caso de um paciente diagnosticado com transtorno dissociativo de identidade após permanecer sintomático por 10 anos e comenta sobre o manejo e os desafios no tratamento desses pacientes.

Overdose of Dologesic with a Fatal Outcome: A Case Report

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
CY Man
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Drug Overdose ◽  
Fatal Outcome ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
Accident And Emergency ◽  
Accident And Emergency Department

Dologesic is a commonly prescribed analgesic in accident and emergency department. Yet report of overdose with this drug is not common. We report a case in which the patient developed cardiac arrest within an hour of ingestion. Dextropropoxyphene, a component of the drug Dologesic, used to be a common cause of fatalities after drug overdose in the seventies. It is highly toxic in overdose and therefore caution should be exercised when prescribing this drug.

Acute Butylglycol Intoxication: A Case Report

1989 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.P. Gijsenbergh ◽  
M. Jenco ◽  
H. Veulemans ◽  
D. Groeseneken ◽  
R. Verberckmoes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Metabolic Acidosis ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Severe Metabolic Acidosis ◽  
Forced Diuresis ◽  
Present On Admission

A rare case of butylglycol intoxication in a suicide attempt is reported. Coma and hypotension were present on admission and severe metabolic acidosis arose subsequently. Forced diuresis and haemodialysis led to an uneventful outcome.

Survival of multiple nail gun injuries to the head, lung, and heart: A case report

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suo-Hsien Wang ◽  
Mao-Yu Chen ◽  
Tzu-Yen Huang ◽  
Che-Chia Chang ◽  
Chih-Ying Chien
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Surgical Planning ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Emergency Physicians ◽  
Significant Morbidity ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
The Brain

Abstract Background: Most nail gun injuries occur at the extremities due to working accidents. Injuries to the brain or thorax are relatively rare, and cases with both injuries are even rarer. Initial evaluation, resuscitation and surgical planning can be challenging. Case presentation: Here, we present a case with nail gun injuries to the brain, lung, and heart by suicide attempt. The patient presented to the emergency department under shock. After resuscitation and surgical intervention, he was discharged without significant morbidity. Conclusions: Multiple nail gun injuries, especially those to vital organs such as the brain, lung, and heart, can be challenging to emergency physicians and surgeons. Imaging tools, treatment strategies, and possible complications are discussed in this article to provide optimized outcomes in such situations.

Delayed diffusion-weighted MR abnormality in a patient with an extensive acute cerebral hypoxic injury: A case report

2003 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-346
Author(s):  
J. K. Hald ◽  
J. A. Brunberg ◽  
A. B. Dublin ◽  
S. L. Wootton-Gorges
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Cerebral Infarction ◽  
Hypoxic Injury ◽  
Diffusion Weighted ◽  
Hypoxic Brain Injury ◽  
Hypoxic Brain ◽  
Anoxic Injury

Diffusion-weighted (DW) MR imaging usually identifies acute cerebral infarction injury in symptomatic patients. We report a patient with severe hypoxic brain injury following suicide attempt by hanging, but with normal DW MR imaging 5–6 h after the event. Follow-up DW MR imaging 3 days after the event, and subsequent autopsy, revealed extensive cerebral anoxic injury.

scholarly journals Differences in Incidence and Risks of Suicide Attempt and Suicidal Drug Overdose between Patients with Epilepsy with and without Comorbid Depression

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4533
Author(s):  
Chi-Yu Lin ◽  
Tomor Harnod ◽  
Cheng-Li Lin ◽  
Wei-Chih Shen ◽  
Chia-Hung Kao
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Drug Overdose ◽  
Research Database ◽  
Comorbid Depression ◽  
Hazard Ratios ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Crucial Information ◽  
The Government ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Patients With Epilepsy

Objective: To determine the differences in the incidences and risks of suicide attempt (SA) and suicidal drug overdose (SDO) between patients with epilepsy with and without comorbid depression by using data from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database. Methods: We analyzed data of patients (≥20 years) who had received epilepsy diagnoses between 2000 and 2012; the diagnosis date of epilepsy was defined as the index date. The epilepsy patients were divided into the cohorts, with and without comorbid depression, and compared against a cohort from the non-affected population. We calculated adjusted hazard ratios and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals for SA and SDO in the three cohorts after adjustment for age, sex, and comorbidities. Results: The incidences of SA and SDO in the cohort with epilepsy and depression were 42.9 and 97.4 per 10,000 person-years, respectively. The epilepsy with depression cohort had 21.3 times of SA risk; and 22.9 times of SDO risk than did the comparison cohort had a 6.03-fold increased risk of SA and a 2.56-fold increased risk of SDO than did the epilepsy patients without depression. Moreover, patients’ age <65 years, and female sex would further increase the risk of SA in patients with epilepsy and comorbid depression. Conclusion: Risks of SA and SDO in patients with epilepsy are proportionally increased when depression is coexisted. Our findings provide crucial information for clinicians and the government for suicide prevention and to question whether prescribing a large number of medications to patients with epilepsy and depression is safe.

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