Suicide in two patients with epilepsy and cystic degeneration areas of their brains

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dc.contributor.authorDogan, Kamil Hakan
dc.contributor.authorDemirci, Serafettin
dc.contributor.authorBaba, Z. Fusun
dc.contributor.authorBuken, Bora
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T18:43:34Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T18:43:34Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractSuicide is an important cause of death among patients with epilepsy. In this report, we describe two patients with epilepsy whose brain examinations revealed cystic degeneration areas. The first case was a 42-year-old man who had been treated for epilepsy for five years. It was reported that his epilepsy attacks had increased over the six months prior to his suicide, and that he had severe conflicts with his wife during the last two months. He committed suicide by hanging. An autopsy revealed two cystic degeneration areas on the left temporal lobe, and one cystic degeneration area on the right parietal lobe. The second case was a 30-year-old man who had been receiving epilepsy treatment for 10 years. It was reported that his epilepsy attacks had increased in the four months prior to his suicide, and his wife had left home because of continuous arguments. He committed suicide by drinking rodenticide (aluminum phosphide). An autopsy revealed a cystic degeneration area on the right temporal lobe. Neither of the two cases had a history of head injury, and the cystic areas are evaluated as border zone infarcts due to prolonged hypoxemia caused by recurrent status epilepticus attacks. In conclusion, in case of the determination of the cystic degeneration areas in patients with epilepsy in computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging examinations, it will be beneficial to follow these patients in terms of epileptic attacks and psychiatric defects.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4323/rjlm.2013.271en_US
dc.identifier.endpage274en_US
dc.identifier.issn1221-8618en_US
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage271en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4323/rjlm.2013.271
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/29852
dc.identifier.volume21en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000328519300005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherROMANIAN LEGAL MED SOCen_US
dc.relation.ispartofROMANIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINEen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectepilepsyen_US
dc.subjectsuicideen_US
dc.subjectcystic degenerationen_US
dc.titleSuicide in two patients with epilepsy and cystic degeneration areas of their brainsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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