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DEATH, DECAY, AND RITUAL RECONSTRUCTION: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF CADAVERIC SPASM [PDF]

open access: possibleOxford Journal of Archaeology, 1996
Summary. Archaeologists often joke that patterning which cannot be explained in socio‐economic terms is likely to be of ritual significance. This view has contributed to both reticence about and a rather impressionistic approach to potential ritual patterning in the archaeological record.
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Rare gripping object in electrocution: Cadaveric spasm at its best

Medico-Legal Journal, 2017
Cadaveric spasm causes instantaneous rigor without preceding post-mortem flaccidity. The precise pathophysiological basis of this phenomenon is still unknown. We report a case of accidental electrocution where the deceased was found dead with a metallic water supply pipe of a motor booster pump firmly gripped in his hand. In this report, we review the
Jatin Bodwal   +3 more
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The occurrence of cadaveric spasm is a myth [PDF]

open access: possibleForensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 2012
Paul J. Bedford, Michael Tsokos
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The Last Reflex – What Cadaveric Spasm Reveals About Death?

Cadaveric spasm, also known as "death grip," is a notably eerie phenomenon in which the muscles that were in contraction at the moment of death remain in contraction after death without passing through the stage of primary relaxation. Unlike the gradual stiffening of rigor mortis, cadaveric spasm occurs instantly, capturing the victim’s last moments ...
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CADAVERIC SPASM.

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1898
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