An autopsy report on multiple system atrophy diagnosed immunohistochemically despite severe ischaemic damage: A new approach for investigation of medical practice associated deaths in Japan

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1029-1033

  Nakajima, M ^a   Kojima, H ^b   Takazawa, Y ^a   Yahagi, N ^a   Harada, K ^a   Takahashi, K ^a   Unuma, K ^a   Yoshida, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ATROPHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISCHEMIA; JAPAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SEPTIC SHOCK; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FATAL OUTCOME; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 73349106218     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2009.065060     Document Type: Article

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