Excited delirium, restraints, and unexpected death: A review of pathogenesis

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-112

  Otahbachi, Mohammad ^a   Cevik, Cihan ^a   Bagdure, Satish ^b   Nugent, Kenneth ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Cocaine; Death; Delirium; Restraints; Stress

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; ASPHYXIA; BLOOD; BODY POSTURE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DELIRIUM; EXERCISE; FEVER; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLICE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ASPHYXIA; CATECHOLAMINES; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DEATH, SUDDEN; DELIRIUM; FEVER; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; NARCOTICS; POLICE; POSTURE; PRISONERS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 77953172852     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181d76cdd     Document Type: Review

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