An unusual homicidal stab wound of the cervical spinal cord: A single case examined by post-mortem computed tomography angiography (PMCTA)

Highlights • We report the case of a woman killed by her boyfriend with a chef's knife. • We noted complete section of the spinal cord and section of cervical vessels. • Cases of spinal cord injuries secondary to stab wounds are rare in the literature. • We illustrate the value of Post-Mortem C...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Forensic science international 2015-09, Vol.254, p.e18-e21
Hauptverfasser:	Savall, Frederic, Dedouit, Fabrice, Mokrane, Fatima-Zohra, Rougé, Daniel, Saint-Martin, Pauline, Telmon, Norbert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Angiography Autopsy Blood vessels Cervical stab wound Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging Cervical Vertebrae - injuries Cervical Vertebrae - pathology Computation Female Firearms Forensic Pathology Forensic sciences Homicide Humans Injuries Medical imaging Murders & murder attempts Neck Paralysis Pathology Patients Post-mortem computed tomography angiography (PMCTA) Proposals Spinal cord Spinal cord injuries Spinal Cord Injuries - diagnostic imaging Spinal Cord Injuries - etiology Spinal Cord Injuries - pathology Spinal cord injury Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed Trajectories Trauma Vertebrae Vertebral Artery Dissection - diagnostic imaging Vertebral Artery Dissection - pathology Wounds, Stab - diagnostic imaging Wounds, Stab - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • We report the case of a woman killed by her boyfriend with a chef's knife. • We noted complete section of the spinal cord and section of cervical vessels. • Cases of spinal cord injuries secondary to stab wounds are rare in the literature. • We illustrate the value of Post-Mortem Computed Tomography Angiography, which is useful for the detection of injured vessels.
ISSN:	0379-0738 1872-6283
DOI:	10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.06.025