Hydrocephalus: A fatal late consequence of mumps encephalitis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 204-207

  González Gil, Joaquín ^a   Zarrabeitia, María T ^a   Altuzarra, Elena ^a   Sánchez Molina, Isabel ^a   Calvet, Rosa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b Unidad de Medicina Legal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Encephalitis; Forensic science; Headache; Hydrocephalus; Mumps

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MUMPS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0342680083     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14662j     Document Type: Article

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