Mechanisms of unexpected death and autopsy findings in Leigh syndrome (subacute necrotising encephalomyelopathy)

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-45

  Wick, Regula ^a   Scott, Grace ^b,c   Byard, Roger W ^a,c  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astrocytosis; Encephalomyelopathy; Leigh syndrome; Mitochondria; Spongiosis; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; AUTOPSY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN NECROSIS; CAPILLARY PROLIFERATION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEST INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEIGH DISEASE; LUNG EDEMA; MACROPHAGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; CAPILLARIES; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GLIOSIS; HUMANS; LEIGH DISEASE; MICROSCOPY; PULMONARY EDEMA; VACUOLES;

EID: 33845610571     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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