Intracranial arteriovenous malformations presenting as sudden unexpected death: A report of 3 cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-176

  Matschke, Jakob ^a   Lockemann, Ute ^a   Schulz, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Forensic neuropathology; Intracranial; Intracranial hemorrhage; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547468284     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31805f67fa     Document Type: Article

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