Gunshot injuries to the head and brain caused by low-velocity handguns and rifles: A review

Forensic Science International

Volumn 146, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 111-120

  Oehmichen, M ^a   Meissner, C ^a   Konig H G ^b   Gehl, H B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Gunshot injury; Head; Imaging techniques; Low velocity bullet; Temporary cavity

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

AUTOPSY; BALLISTICS; BIOMETRY; BRAIN INJURY; CELL DESTRUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SURVIVAL TIME; TISSUE DEGENERATION;

EID: 7944227150     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.06.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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