[Global cerebral ischemic findings in a woman who attempted to commit suicide by hanging].

We will discuss clinical and radiological findings of a woman who attempted suicide by hanging. We report a 19-year-old women attempted suicide by hanging herself. There was no known period of global brain ischemia. She had a score of 7 on the Glasgow coma scale. CT scan showed bitemporal hippocampal atrophy and SPECT showed non-activated area on right temporal and temporo-occipital regions. There has been few reports relating to the involvement of the brain as documented on CT and SPECT. Hanging leads to global hypoxic damage resulting in hypo-perfusion changes mainly cerebral in temporal lobes and atrophy.