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May 1, 1971Annals of Internal Medicine

Scared to Death?

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1 22-year-old woman who believed she was hexed to die before her 23rd birthday

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ECEsther Jr. C.R.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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An editorial discussing a case of potential psychogenic sudden death in a young woman who believed she was hexed.

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Examine the clinical and biological plausibility of sudden psychogenic death resulting from extreme fear and cultural hex beliefs.
Reviewed a hospital case of a 22-year-old woman admitted with acute fear of a predicted fatal curse.
Evaluated historical, anthropological, and clinical reports addressing sudden unexpected death and cardiovascular responses to stress.
Severe psychological terror and belief in impending death can precipitate acute autonomic collapse and sudden demise.
Corroborating physiological and experimental literature links intense fear states to lethal cardiac arrhythmias and cardiovascular dysfunction across species.

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1 22-year-old woman who believed she was hexed to die before her 23rd birthday

An editorial discussing a case of potential psychogenic sudden death in a young woman who believed she was hexed.

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Esther Jr. C.R. (1971) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a83f894a3cef8348e997cf2 https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-74-5-789

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