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==Skull & brain== | ==Skull & brain== | ||
===Opening the skull=== | |||
#One should saw through the skull completely, i.e. one should not "crack" the skull open with a chisel. | #One should saw through the skull completely, i.e. one should not "crack" the skull open with a chisel. | ||
#*Cracking open the skull may result in artefactual fractures that are impossible to differentiate from antemortem fractures. | #*Cracking open the skull may result in artefactual fractures that are impossible to differentiate from antemortem fractures. | ||
#*Cuts into the brain (from opening the skull) are not difficult to distinguish from antemortem injuries. | #*Cuts into the brain (from opening the skull) are not difficult to distinguish from antemortem injuries. | ||
===Extraction of the brain=== | |||
#Cranial nerves should be cut. | #Cranial nerves should be cut. | ||
#Tentorium should be released. | #Tentorium should be released. | ||
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===Brain=== | ===Brain=== | ||
==== | Retension of the brain (for prolonged fixation): | ||
*Survival interval in hospital. | |||
*Neurosurgical intervention. | |||
*Clinical Dx of DAI. | |||
*Hypoxic changes (make brain hard to cut). | |||
====Sectioning==== | |||
Up-down anatomically oriented (right side-up): | Up-down anatomically oriented (right side-up): | ||
#Examine meninges. | #Examine meninges. | ||