Difference between revisions of "Forensic pathology"

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==Head injuries==
==Head injuries==
===Diffuse axonal injury===
===Diffuse axonal injury===
General:
Clinical:
*Vegetative state. (???)
*Imaging findings: no anatomical cause apparent in some cases. (???)
 
Etiology:
*Hypothesized to arise from high shear loading of white mater tracts.<ref name=pmid2769276>{{cite journal |author=Blumbergs PC, Jones NR, North JB |title=Diffuse axonal injury in head trauma |journal=J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. |volume=52 |issue=7 |pages=838–41 |year=1989 |month=July |pmid=2769276 |pmc=1031929 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Hypothesized to arise from high shear loading of white mater tracts.<ref name=pmid2769276>{{cite journal |author=Blumbergs PC, Jones NR, North JB |title=Diffuse axonal injury in head trauma |journal=J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. |volume=52 |issue=7 |pages=838–41 |year=1989 |month=July |pmid=2769276 |pmc=1031929 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


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*"Microglial stars".
*"Microglial stars".
*Degeneration of fibre tracts.
*Degeneration of fibre tracts.
Grading:
*Grade 1: only microscopic findings.
*Grade 2: ?
*Grade 3: macroscopic and microscopic findings.


===Intracranial hemorrhage===
===Intracranial hemorrhage===
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*Subdural hematoma.
*Subdural hematoma.
*Subarachnoid hematoma.
*Subarachnoid hematoma.
===Traumatic brain injury in infants===
{{main|Traumatic brain injury in infants}}
*Shaken-impact syndrome.
*Shaken baby syndrome.


==Excited delirium==
==Excited delirium==
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