Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology OnlineFirst articles

Open Access 18.05.2024 | Review

Suicide by ligature strangulation and/or hanging inside a motor vehicle: a comprehensive review

Suicide by ligature strangulation/hanging inside vehicles is uncommon, and only few cases have been reported in the literature. This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive review of reported cases of suicide by ligature strangulation/hanging …

verfasst von:: Carlo Pietro Campobasso, Mariavictoria De Simone, Antonietta Porzio, Edoardo Mazzini, Anna Carfora, Alessandro Feola

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Open Access 11.05.2024 | Case Report

Exception to the Puppe’s rule reloaded and a warning in the interpretation of skull fractures: they run even through recent craniotomy burr holes

A possible “exception” to Puppe’s rule regarding the intersection of skull fractures has been previously addressed due to the observation that skull fractures can pass through old and remodeled craniotomies. In a further case presented herein …

verfasst von:: Alberto Amadasi, Lorenzo Franceschetti, Larissa Amadasi, Lars Oesterhelweg

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11.05.2024 | Original Article

Autopsy-based all-cause unnatural mortality during pre-pandemic and pandemic of COVID-19 in Varanasi, India: a retrospective analysis

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant disruptions in healthcare systems worldwide, with Varanasi, India, experiencing profound challenges in managing mortality rates. In order to inform public health initiatives, it is important to …

verfasst von:: Jyotsana Singh, Ambrish Kumar, Surendra Kumar Pandey

Open Access 10.05.2024 | Original Article

Age-related patterns in mandibular third molar eruption: presenting new forensic age assessment reference data from a Chinese population

Valid reference data are essential for reliable forensic age assessment procedures in the living, a fact that extends to the trait of mandibular third molar eruption in dental panoramic radiographs (PAN). The objective of this study was to acquire …

verfasst von:: Maximilian Timme, Jan Viktorov, Laurin Steffens, Adam Streeter, André Karch, Yu-Cheng Guo, Andreas Schmeling

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Open Access 07.05.2024 | Original Article

Association of epicardial adipose tissue volume with heart weight in post-mortem cases

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) deposition has been long associated with heart weight. However, recent research has failed to replicate this association. We aimed to determine the association of EAT volume with heart weight in post-mortem cases …

verfasst von:: Hamish M. Aitken-Buck, Matthew K. Moore, Kyra T. Bingham, Sean Coffey, Rexson D. Tse, Regis R. Lamberts

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04.05.2024 | Commentary

Response to “More on ‘The role of restraint in fatal excited delirium’

Following our review of the second commentary from de Boer et al. regarding our 2020 publication in FSMP on excited delirium syndrome (ExDS) [ 1 ], we find that it largely consists of a rehashing of the same misguided and picayune complaints and …

verfasst von:: Michael D. Freeman, Ellen M. F. Strömmer, Wendy M. Leith, Maurice P. Zeegers

04.05.2024 | Commentary

The role of alcohol in infant cosleeping deaths

The well-established epidemiological and neuropathological differences between infants who die alone compared to those in shared sleeping environments indicate that these cohorts have differences. Risk factors in both situations depend on both …

verfasst von:: Roger W. Byard

Open Access 04.05.2024 | Case Report

Identifying and documenting osseous trauma from shark attacks by post mortem CT examination and autopsy

A 15-year-old male was attacked by a large white shark while surfing. CT examination revealed an above-knee amputation of the right lower extremity with stripping of soft tissues from the groin distally. 3-dimensional volume rendering did not show …

verfasst von:: Roger W. Byard, Raj Perumal

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02.05.2024 | Commentary

Thymicolymphatic status as a cause of death in eclampsia – forensic history of “unexplained” death

verfasst von:: Dubravko Habek, Jasna Čerkez Habek

Open Access 29.04.2024

Enhanced autopsy triage (EA-Triage) in drug-related deaths: integrating quick toxicological analysis and postmortem computed tomography

The objective was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of an enhanced autopsy triage (EA-Triage) setup consisting of postmortem computed tomography (PMCT), simulated quick toxicological analysis (sQTA), external examination, and case information in …

verfasst von:: Lea Wold Kisbye, Annika Rickert, Jørgen Bo Hasselstrøm, Charlotte Uggerhøj Andersen, Henriette Askjær Lund, Marianne Cathrine Rohde, Lene Warner Thorup Boel

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26.04.2024 | Letter to the Editor

Comentary on: Skin injuries in forensic histopathology: a descriptive study

verfasst von:: Burkhard Madea, Elke Doberentz

23.04.2024 | Case Report

A case of fatal poisoning caused by etomidate: evidence from pathological and toxicological analyses

Etomidate is a nonbarbiturate sedative derived from imidazole. Prolonged and excessive use of etomidate can lead to the suppression of adrenocortical function, myoclonus, and even death. This report describes a rare case of a 47-year-old man who …

verfasst von:: Yinyu Chen, Jiaqi Liu, Tao Song, Xing Zou, Leilei Li, Qianyun Nie, Peng Zhang

23.04.2024 | Original Article

The time-dependent expression of FPR2 and ANXA1 in murine deep vein thrombosis model and its relation to thrombus age

Thrombus age determination in fatal venous thromboembolism cases is an important task for forensic pathologists. In this study, we investigated the time-dependent expressions of formyl peptide receptor 2 (FPR2) and Annexin A1 (ANXA1) in a …

verfasst von:: Jun-Jie Huang, Jia-ying Zhuo, Qian Wang, Yue Sun, Jia-Xin Qi, Juan-Juan Wu, Yu Zhang, Gang Chen, Peng-Fei Jiang, Yan-Yan Fan

19.04.2024 | Original Article

Forensic Discrimination of condom lubricants using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy in combination with chemometrics- effect of matrices, pre-coital and post-coital conditions

The escalating rates of rape and sexual assault cases underscore the essential need to analyze associative evidence of sexual assault to ensure justice. The condom, when used during the act of sexual assault/rape, leaves behind traces of lubricant …

verfasst von:: Sweety Sharma, Rayshm Bhasin, Chongtham Nimi, Rajinder Singh

18.04.2024 | Original Article

Collagen and elastic fibers assessment of the human heart valves for age estimation in Thais using image analysis

The study investigated the relationship between the histological compositions of the tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aortic valves, and age. All 85 fresh human hearts were obtained with an age range between 20 and 90 years. The central area of …

verfasst von:: Treerat Gumpangseth, Pornhatai Komutrattananont, Patison Palee, Suree Lekawanvijit, Chaturong Kanchai, Sukon Prasitwattanaseree, Pasuk Mahakkanukrauh

17.04.2024 | Original Article

A novel conservative technique to allow oral opening and overcome rigor mortis during medicolegal autopsy

This study presents a novel conservative technique to increase oral opening and overcome rigor mortis during medicolegal autopsy (MLA). The method proposes a myotomy of the temporalis and masseter muscles, taking advantage of the incisions of the …

verfasst von:: Javiera Riquelme-Navarrete, Lourdes Gómez, María Candelaria Sánchez, Pablo Navarro, Gabriel M. Fonseca

Open Access 16.04.2024 | Original Article

Mechanical trauma in children and adolescents in Berlin

Management of severe pediatric trauma remains challenging. Injury patterns vary according to patient age and trauma mechanism. This study analyzes trauma mechanisms in deceased pediatric patients. Fatal pediatric trauma cases aged 0–18 years who …

verfasst von:: Christine Eimer, Claas Buschmann, Jonas Deeken, Thoralf Kerner

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13.04.2024 | Images in Forensics

A fatal misdiagnosis of page kidney – case report

Page kidney is a condition where external compression of the renal artery and renal parenchyma leads to subsequent ischaemia and activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis. A 42-year-old female with hirsutism, hypertension and diabetes was …

verfasst von:: Gayan Kumarasinghe, Murugupillai Sivasubramanium, Kasun Bandara Ekanayake, Dhanushka Rambukwella, Bandarage Sanjaya

13.04.2024 | Review

Self-mutilation: a systematic review

Self-mutilation lesions can represent a clinical diagnosis challenge for healthcare professionals, as patients do not admit to self-mutilation. This leads to failed diagnoses due to the similarity of this condition to other diseases. Searches on …

verfasst von:: Matheus Medeiros Nunes, Caio Rodrigues Maia, Paulo Roberto de Andrade Santos, Antônio de Lisboa Lopes Costa, Sérgio Adriane Bezerra de Moura, Pedro Paulo de Andrade Santos

Open Access 12.04.2024 | Lessons from the Museum

Traumatic fractures in an early 19th century museum skeleton suggest the homicide of an old Munich character: the history of “Finessensepperl” (Finesse Joseph)

The well preserved skeleton of Joseph Huber, a very well-known historical character of the 19th century Munich, also nicknamed “Finessen-Sepperl”, is the starting point of the reconstruction of life and death of this historical individual. He was …

verfasst von:: Andreas G. Nerlich, Stephanie Panzer, Christine Lehn, Jan Friederichs, Oliver K. Peschel

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Die Highlights vom Kongress des American College of Cardiology 2024

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