age 53; attempted strangulation by her husband. There were slight
ecchymoses on each side of neck under angle of jaw, most marked on
left side; when seen, she complained of lassitude and lively pain in
hypochondria and region of lower ribs antero-laterally; no sign of
lesion. She stated that she was awakened from sleep by pressure on neck
and chest and feeling of suffocation; she soon lost consciousness and
so remained for some hours. Her statements were corroborated by other
testimony. Laennec considered the case one of prolonged syncope from
pressure on carotids.