Sudden unexpected death related to medullary brain lesions

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 371-374

  Jaster, J Howard ^a   Ottaviani, Giulia ^b   Matturri, Luigi ^b   Lavezzi, Anna Maria ^b   Zamecnik, Josef ^c   Smith, Thomas W ^d  

^a London Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Medullary lesions; SIDS; Sudden unexpected death; SUDEP

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GROUPS BY AGE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR NERVE; PHYSICIAN; SENSORY NERVE; SUDDEN DEATH; VICTIM; BRAIN DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

BRAIN DISEASES; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA;

EID: 65249187353     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181847dfc     Document Type: Article

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