Traumatic bilateral vertebral artery dissection

Forensic Science International

Volumn 214, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages

  Galtés, Ignasi ^a   Borondo, Juan Carlos ^b   Cos, Mònica ^c   Subirana, Mercè ^a   Martín, Carles ^a   Castellà, Josep ^a   Medallo, Jordi ^a  

^a Edifici O   (Spain)

^b Biology Section Apdo 863 E 41080   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Forensic pathology; Neck injuries; Neuropathology; Vertebral artery injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBELLUM INFARCTION; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CYCLING; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NECK INJURY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BILATERAL VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION; UNSTEADINESS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 84855207792     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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