Sudden death due to primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 392-395

  Havlik, D M ^a   Becher, M W ^a   Nolte, K B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Autopsy; Forensic pathology; Forensic sciences; Primary leptomeningeal gliomatosis; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; AUTOPSY; CARCINOMATOSIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LEPTOMENINX GLIOSIS; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SUDDEN DEATH; TUBERCULOSIS; VOMITING;

EID: 0035048487     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14980j     Document Type: Article

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