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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 123-125 |
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An unusual case of self-inflicted stab injury to brain under alcohol intoxication without any behavioral or cognitive sequelae
Aseem Mehra1, Rahul Chakrabarty2, Sameer Agarwal2, Sandeep Grover1
1 Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Sandeep Grover
Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160 012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jmhhb.jmhhb_43_17
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Intracranial injuries related to trauma, homicidal attacks, gunshot, or accidental injuries are commonly seen in emergency department. However, self-inflicted intracranial injuries are rarely described. In this report, we present a case of self-inflicted injury to the brain, by a male, under the influence of alcohol without any behavioral or cognitive sequelae.
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