A case of fatal hemorrhage in the cerebral ventricles following intravenous use of methamphetamine

Forensic Science International

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 104-109

  Moriya, Fumio ^a   Hashimoto, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Drug abuse; Forensic toxicology; Hemorrhage in the cerebral ventricles; Intracranial hemorrhage; Methamphetamine; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG ABUSE; EPICARDIUM; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARYNX MUCOSA; LIVER; MALE; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF INJECTION; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0037179916     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00233-5     Document Type: Article

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