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Postmortem MRI reveals distinct structural features in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities have been reported in individuals who later die from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), but their specificity and predictive value remain uncertain. Postmortem MRI (PM‐MRI) offers a unique opportunity to distinguish structural features associated with SUDEP from changes related to ...
Andrea Hill, Fenglai Xiao, Maria Thom, David Maudgil, Hannah Bergman, John S. Duncan, Owen J. Arthurs, Josemir W. Sander, Beate Diehl, Matthias J. Koepp   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Sleep-Related Infant Deaths [PDF]

, 2010
Outlines racial/ethnic and geographical disparities in deaths by sudden infant death syndrome, unintentional suffocation in bed, and undetermined causes in Illinois; risk factors; state funding for prevention; and recommended safe sleeping ...

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Autopsy, deathways, and intercultural healthcare in the southern Peruvian Andes Autopsie, pratiques mortuaires et soins de santé interculturels dans le sud des Andes péruviennes

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
While death remains a popular topic for anthropology, relatively few ethnographic accounts consider the modern bureaucratic processes accompanying it. One such process is public health autopsy, which scholars have largely taken for granted. Existing analysis has regarded it as a form of ‘cultural brokering’ and autopsy reluctance in communities is seen,
David M.R. Orr
wiley   +1 more source

EPI Update, June 21, 2013 [PDF]

, 2013
Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public ...

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Postmortem submergence interval (PMSI) and human decomposition in anthropogenically constructed aqueous environments (pools, bathtubs, hot tubs, and spas)

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Postmortem decomposition changes of bodies in aquatic environments may offer valuable insights into the postmortem submergence interval (PMSI) for medicolegal death investigators. However, the effects of immersion on the onset of such changes are poorly understood.
Vienna C. Lam, Gail S. Anderson, Melanie S. Archer, Gemma C. Dickson, Samantha K. Rowbotham   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mass fatality and disaster response preparedness across medical examiner and coroner offices in the United States

Forensic Science International: Synergy
With the rise of mass fatalities and disasters, access to mass fatality and disaster planning trainings and resources available to medical examiners and coroners (MECs) in the United States should be reviewed.
Micaela A. Ascolese, Kelly A. Keyes, Jeri D. Ropero-Miller, Sean E. Wire, Hope M. Smiley-McDonald   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A 1‐year forensic evaluation of DNA degradation and STR typing in embalmed human tissues: Muscle, brain, liver, and bone marrow

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Postmortem perfusion is a procedure which provides in‐vivo fixation of the human body and prevents organ and tissue decomposition after biological death occurs. Formaldehyde‐based embalming solutions influence nucleic acid degradation, which reduces the quality and quantity of DNA extracted and the effectiveness of short tandem repeat (STR ...
Alyssa Venditti, Mark Luciano, Sophia Tucker, Stacey Sainte‐Marie, Guy Sovak, Aaron Teitelbaum, C. Sean Bohun, Hélène N. LeBlanc   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can we use medical examiners' records for suicide surveillance and prevention research in Nova Scotia? [PDF]

, 2011
Introduction: Medical examiners' records can contribute to our understanding of the extent of suicide in a population, as well as associated sociodemographic and other ...
Bassett, R., Bowes, M. J., Campbell, L. A., Cartwright, J., Donahue, M., Jackson, L., Kisely, S.   +6 more
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Statewide sanctuary policies and female homicide rates, 2016–2021

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract The current study examines whether state immigration enforcement policies, such as sanctuary policies that limit local police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, are associated with female homicide rates in the United States (2016–2021).
Kaitlin M. Boyle, Sophia Shaiman, Veronica Valencia Gonzalez, Wendy Regoeczi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The likely implications of the 1997 Coroners Ordinance on the autopsy service of a teaching hospital [PDF]

, 1998
The new Hong Kong Coroners Ordinance was published in April 1997. It introduced an expanded set of guidelines for reporting deaths to the coroner as well as the threat of criminal proceedings for non-compliance.
Beh, SL, Dickens, P, Kam, EPY, Ong, L
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