Case report. Delayed death after pressure on the neck: possible causal mechanisms and implications for mode of death in manual strangulation discussed

Case report. Delayed death after pressure on the neck: possible causal mechanisms and implications for mode of death in manual strangulation discussed

Death from hypoxic cerebral damage 1 week after manual strangulation is described, with a discussion of the competing pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for the fatal outcome in this case, and in manual strangulation in general.

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Veröffentlicht in:Forensic science international 1996-04, Vol.78 (3), p.193-197
Hauptverfasser: Anscombe, A.M., Knight, B.H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Causal mechanisms
Delayed death
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Hypoxia, Brain - complications
Hypoxia, Brain - etiology
Hypoxic cerebral damage
Manual strangulation
Neck - pathology
Neck Injuries
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Death from hypoxic cerebral damage 1 week after manual strangulation is described, with a discussion of the competing pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for the fatal outcome in this case, and in manual strangulation in general.
ISSN:0379-0738
1872-6283
DOI:10.1016/0379-0738(95)01886-7