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Published on: October 19, 2019
[Strangulation as scenic behavior. A case report of a pseudosuicide in the course of a NREM-parasomnia]
Omid Amouzadeh-Ghadikolai1,2,3, Laura Pascale-Scharmüller4, Andreas Baranyi5
1Abteilung für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie III, Standort Süd, Landeskrankenhaus Graz Süd/West, Wagner Jauregg Platz 1, 8053, Graz, Österreich. omid.amouzadeh-ghadikolai@kages.at.
Abstract:
It is generally accepted, that sleepwalkers show complex behaviors leading to non-intended consequences. It is not unusual that these persons are thereby injured. However, sporadically a bizarre endangering of themselves or others is reported also, which ranges from homicide of the life partner to accidental (pseudo-)suicide.In this article, we report on a 28year-old man who unexpectedly attempted to hang himself by a whip at night. We discuss the reasons, why this bizarre act should actually be taken as a scenic behavior in the course of a NREM-parasomnia, and the difficulty to proof this claim.
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