Fatal brain injury caused by the free-flying blade of a knife - Case report and evaluation of the unusual weapon

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 313-314

  Hirt, M ^a   Karger, B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Brain injury; Knife; Sharp force; Stab wound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; AUTOPSY; BRAIN INJURY; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FATALITY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNIFE CUT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORBIT INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND; SWINE; WEAPON;

ACCIDENTS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; FATAL OUTCOME; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORBIT; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 0032844047     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050256     Document Type: Article

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