abstract：:While the physiologic effects of conducted electrical weapons (CEW) have been the subjects of numerous studies over nearly two decades, their effects on neurocognitive functioning, both short-term and long-term, have only recently been studied. In a 2014 study involving use-of-force scenarios, including a CEW scenario...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Dawes D,Ho J,Vincent AS,Nystrom P,Driver B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic (crush) asphyxia is a rare condition caused by severe compression of the chest and trunk leading to often extreme so-called asphyxial signs, including cyanosis in head and neck regions, multiple petechiae, and subconjunctival haemorrhage as well as neurological manifestations. AIMS:To investigate the neurop...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Al-Sarraj S,Laxton R,Swift B,Kolar AJ,Chapman RC,Fegan-Earl AW,Cary NRB

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of suspected cardiac injuries in a trauma setting is a challenging and time-critical matter, with clinical and imaging findings having complementary roles in the formation of an accurate diagnosis. In this article, we review the supporting literature for the pathophysiology, classification and evaluation of...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Leite L,Gonçalves L,Nuno Vieira D

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In recent years, suicide in children and adolescents has increased considerably, becoming the second cause of death in this age group. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify characteristics and factors that could precipitate deaths by suicide in children and adolescents. METHODS:Using the psycholog...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： González-Castro TB,Tovilla-Zárate CA,Hernández-Díaz Y,Juárez-Rojop IE,León-Garibay AG,Guzmán-Priego CG,López-Narváez L,Frésan A

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study describes the incidence and epidemiological characteristics of eldercide (homicides among victims aged 60 years and older) in Johannesburg for the period 2001 to 2010. A retrospective population-based study was conducted on cases drawn from the National Injury Mortality Surveillance System. A total o...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Buthelezi S,Swart LA,Seedat M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foot impressions are of utmost importance in crime scene investigations. Foot impressions are available in the form of barefoot prints, sock-clad footprints, and as impressions within footwear. Sometimes suspects leave their footwear at the crime scene, and the insole of this footwear may contain the foot impression o...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Nirenberg MS,Krishan K,Kanchan T

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated populations present a constant threat to the correctness of forensic genetic casework. In this review article we present several examples of how analyzing samples from isolated populations can bias the results of the forensic statistics and analyses. We select our examples from isolated populations from centr...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Ehler E,Vanek D

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Research on telephonic consultation in forensic medicine is scarce. This study aimed to create insight in different aspects of telephonic consultation in post-mortem examinations. Besides, the accuracy of advice given by forensic physicians and associations between accuracy and characteristics of forensic ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Smits LJH,Dorn T,Bakker K,Reijnders UJL

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ballistic trauma caused by bullets can be fatal or cause serious injury. Despite the abundance in literature in management of bullet injuries, there is paucity in describing how the operating surgeon should handle the bullet intra operatively. Bullets are important pieces of evidence and evidence preservation becomes ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Sepehripour S,Coulthard V,Filobbos G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the foramen magnum (FM) dimensions could be used for sex determination using the Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). METHODS:Two hundred and sixty six CBCT full Field Of View (FOV) scans (111 males and 115 female subjects) of the skull were retrospectively sel...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Tambawala SS,Karjodkar FR,Sansare K,Prakash N,Dora AC

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard collection procedure for the investigation of allegations of penile - oral assault has traditionally been the oral swab. Review of both the literature and NSW forensic laboratory results from oral swabbing has highlighted the sub-optimal nature of this method for the recovery of both sperm and offender DNA. 5...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Nittis M,Franco M,Cochrane C

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many environmental and intrinsic factors (e.g. limited access to the body) can disrupt insect activity, causing a delay in the colonization of a corpse. These elements could hinder an accurate estimation of the minimum Post-mortem Interval (minPMI), raising questions about the limits of forensic entomology. Blow fly a...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Bonacci T,Storino P,Scalercio S,Brandmayr P

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), IL-6, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) play important roles in the wound healing process. In the present study, human wound specimens (n = 50) were collected from cases of death due to injuries from firearms, penetrating trauma by sharp objects and blun...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Birincioğlu İ,Akbaba M,Alver A,Kul S,Özer E,Turan N,Şentürk A,İnce İ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to provide descriptive data regarding male victims of sexual assault seen at the Centre for Victims of Sexual Assault in Copenhagen, Denmark. All 55 male victims attending the center in the time period of March 2001 until December 2010 underwent a standardized data collection. Data included information...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Larsen ML,Hilden M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There are several studies about M1 type vehicle-pedestrian collision injury pattern, and based on them, there has been several changes in automobiles for pedestrian protection. However, the lack of sufficient studies about injury pattern in motorbikes-pedestrian collisions leads to a lack of optimization d...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Rebollo-Soria MC,Arregui-Dalmases C,Sánchez-Molina D,Velázquez-Ameijide J,Galtés I

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess interdoctorvariation and validity in death certification by forensic physicians using 19 written scenarios. The scenarios described typical cases from forensic-medical practice. Physicians were asked to determine the manner of death (natural/unnatural) and to provide an ICD-10 code f...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Dorn T,Ceelen M,Reijnders U,Das K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of Fabry disease with an uncommon pattern of asymmetrical hypertrophy with septal prominence resulting in an erroneous diagnosis of hypertrophic cardilmyopathy clinically. The deceased presented for a medicolegal autopsy following his sudden death after an AV node ablation. Fabry disease continues to...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Rodda OA,Lynch M,Parsons S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six discriminant functions, developed from an historic White population, were tested on a contemporary White population for determination of sex from the hyoid. One hundred and thirty four fused and unfused hyoids from a contemporary White population were used. Individuals ranged between 20 and 49 years old. Six histo...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Logar CJ,Peckmann TR,Meek S,Walls SG

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Body fluids detected on commonly found crime scene substrates require extraction, purification and quantitation of DNA prior to amplification and generation of short tandem repeat (STR) DNA profiles. In this research Y-STR profiles were generated via direct amplification of blood and saliva deposited on 12 different s...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Dargay A,Roy R

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals deemed Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) by the courts, under Article 20 of the Portuguese Criminal Code, have often committed very serious crimes. It is unreasonable to consider that these patients were usually kept without adequate supervision after the security measure had been declared extinct. T...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Almeida F,Moreira D,Moura H,Mota V

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various commercially available one-step immunoassays for detection of human (primate) blood have been developed. This study evaluated two hemoglobin tests, ABAcard(®) HemaTrace(®) and HemDirect Hemoglobin against glycophorin A test-RSID™-Blood for following parameters: sensitivity, specificity, effectiveness using var...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Horjan I,Barbaric L,Mrsic G

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic cannabinoids are drugs which are increasingly used by especially adolescents and young people. In recent years hospital admissions even concluding with deaths have been observed. Therefore, the awareness of medical students, who will be in challenge with this new drug abuse, is an important issue. The aim of...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Beyhun NE,Can G,Topbas M,Cankaya S,Ketenci HC

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are currently over 7000 patients enrolled in opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) programs in Norway. A rise in methadone-related deaths proportional to increasing methadone sales over the period 2000-2006 has been observed, but the causative factors for these fatalities have been elusive. In the present study, in...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Bernard JP,Khiabani HZ,Hilberg T,Karinen R,Slørdal L,Waal H,Mørland J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In young infants, the triad consisting of acute encephalopathy, retinal hemorrhages, and a subdural hematoma is a nonspecific finding. It has traumatic and non-traumatic etiologies. The triad may be found among a vast spectrum of natural diseases. Optic nerve sheath hemorrhage in infants is typically detected at autop...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Leeuw MD,Beuls E,Jorens PG,Parizel P,Jacobs W

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the field of Forensic Medicine the number of unidentified cadavers has increased due to natural disasters and international terrorism. The age estimation is very important for identification of the victims. The degree of sagittal closure is one of such age estimation methods. However it is not widely accepted as a ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Ishikawa N,Suganami H,Nishida A,Miyamori D,Kakiuchi Y,Yamada N,Wook-Cheol K,Kubo T,Ikegaya H

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlormequat chloride is a plant growth regulator. Chlormequat poisoning clinically resembles anticholinesterase insecticide poisoning. The cholinergic symptoms result from direct action on nicotinic and muscarinic receptors and not from inhibition of the cholinesterase activity. This case series confirms the extreme g...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Nisse P,Majchrzak R,Kahn JP,Mielcarek PA,Mathieu-Nolf M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study examines the content of autopsy reports (N = 184) for deaths that occurred following TASER exposure by police. Guided by previous research and national autopsy standards for other weapon-specific deaths, we evaluate 1) whether reports document situational characteristics of the police-citizen encount...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Todak NE,Cesar GT,Louton B

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent publications argue that classic metaphyseal fractures are caused by rickets as opposed to trauma. Previous case reports of accidental traumatic classic metaphyseal fractures have been discounted due to lack of identification of the fracture at the time of the traumatic event, and lack of an evaluation for boney...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Burrell T,Opfer E,Berglund L,Lowe LH,Anderst J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In war areas a lot of children die as well as adults. According to UNICEF, almost 2 million children have died in the wars took place in the last 10 years. In this study, we aimed to evaluate demographical data and injury characteristics of Syrian children who were wounded in Syria Civil War and died while being treat...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Çelikel A,Karbeyaz K,Kararslan B,Arslan MM,Zeren C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Handprint in the scene of the crime is one of the most valuable clues in identification of the assailant. There are numerous studies on estimation of stature from direct measures of hand dimensions, but using a handprint instead, there is little research on it. So this study tried to focus on handprint as a tool used ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Paulis MG

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant worldwide problem whose magnitude and risk factors vary across different settings and cultures. Nowadays, it is a priority to improve the knowledge on this issue in order to formulate better evidence-based policy responses. This study aims to contribute to a better unde...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Regueira-Diéguez A,Pérez-Rivas N,Muñoz-Barús JI,Vázquez-Portomeñe F,Rodríguez-Calvo MS

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The forensic significance of genital injury following rape and sexual assault has been the subject of considerable academic and research interest, in terms of the contribution it may provide to the body of evidence in criminal proceedings. This essay takes a critical look at such research, in the context of modern und...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Walker G

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The determination of sex is an important part of building the biological profile for unknown human remains. Many of the bones traditionally used for the determination of sex are often found fragmented or incomplete in forensic and archaeological cases. The goal of the present research was to derive discriminant functi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Peckmann TR,Orr K,Meek S,Manolis SK

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the causes and patterns of shark attacks on humans, accurate identification of the shark species involved is necessary. Often, the only reliable evidence for this comes from the characteristics of the wounds exhibited by the victim. The present case report is intended as a reappraisal of the Luengoni, 20...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Tirard P,Maillaud C,Borsa P

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insects are an important group involved in carrion consumption and are thus of forensic interest. In the laboratory we studied the taphonomic marks that Necrobia rufipes (Cleridae) can produce. Pig trotters were exposed to adult beetles at 21 ± 3 °C and 12:12 h day/night cycle. We made observations and took photograph...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Zanetti NI,Visciarelli EC,Centeno ND

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was undertaken of all cases of deaths due to electrocution which were autopsied at the Mortuary of Pravara Rural Hospital, Loni a rural area in Western Maharashtra over a period of 10 years from July 2004 to June 2014. Data of the study was gathered from autopsy reports and hospital records. The ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Mukherjee B,Farooqui JM,Farooqui AA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newspapers devote regular space to inquests in the public interest. Accuracy in determining the causes of death is important for public health. Expert opinion features prominently in press reports and is an important channel of public education. How expert are the experts and how complex are apparently simple cases? T...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Tormey WP

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual violence is defined as any sexual act forced upon a person who did not give his or her consent. Our objective is to investigate the socio-demographic features, clinical correlates, criminal behaviour characteristics, and the level of penal responsibility of sexual offenders who were referred to forensic psychia...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Valença AM,Meyer LF,Freire R,Mendlowicz MV,Nardi AE

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess whether Neisseria meningitidis, Listeria monocytogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae can be identified using the polymerase chain reaction technique in the cerebrospinal fluid of severely decomposed bodies with known, noninfectious causes of death or whether p...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Palmiere C,Vanhaebost J,Ventura F,Bonsignore A,Bonetti LR

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimation of time of death (TOD) with fair accuracy from postmortem changes still remains an important but difficult task to be performed by every autopsy surgeon under different climatic conditions. The environment plays an important role in the process of decomposition and thereby affecting the levels of electrolyt...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Siddhamsetty AK,Verma SK,Kohli A,Verma A,Puri D,Singh A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00