A case of fatal drug intoxication showing a high-density duodenal content by postmortem computed tomography

Legal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-40

  Sano, Rie ^a   Takahashi, Keiko ^a   Kominato, Yoshihiko ^a   Araki, Takuya ^a   Yamamoto, Koujiro ^a   Takei, Hiroyuki ^b   Otake, Hidenori ^b   Awata, Sachiko ^a   Akuzawa, Hisashi ^c   Tago, Yoko ^d   Aoki, Hideo ^d  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Gunma Police Headquarter   (Japan)

^d Shimonita Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fatal overdosage; Postmortem CT; Psychotic agent; Radiopaque agents

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE; LUBOX; PHENOTHIAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DUODENUM; FATALITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; AUTOPSY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DUODENUM; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; JAPAN; OVERDOSE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650311423     PISSN: 13446223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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