Asphyxial Mechanisms in Sand Burial, Findings and Diagnostic Challenges—A Case Report and a Literature Review [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground: Fatal sand burial is a rare and diagnostically challenging entity in forensic practice. In such cases, death may result from thoracic or thoracoabdominal compression, airway obstruction by particulate material, massive inhalation of sand or ...
Donato Morena +4 more
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A Practical Diagnostic Approach to Non-Drowning Asphyxia in Animals: Forensic Pathology and Biomarkers [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesThe term asphyxia refers to a disruption in brain function due to rapid and persistent cerebral hypoxia or anoxia as a consequence of accidental or non-accidental injury. Considering the different mechanisms that may determine asphyxiation, such injuries
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Postmortem Sperm Retrieval in Hanging-Induced Mechanical Asphyxia: Probability and Temporal Dynamics [PDF]
Journal of Human Reproductive SciencesAim: To assess the feasibility of retrieving viable spermatozoa in hanging deaths and their correlation with post-mortem interval (PMI) and sperm quality parameters.
Leena Lokhande +6 more
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MECHANICAL ASPHYXIA IN CHILDHOOD - FORENSIC ASPECTS
Science & Research, 2022 Mortality is one of the main demographic indicators, which by its nature is important for the population as well as for its structures. A serious problem not only in Bulgaria, but also worldwide, is death in childhood and adolescence.
Teodora Kiryakova +2 more
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Prolonged resuscitation and systemic management of multi-organ dysfunction in a neonate with severe asphyxia: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsSevere neonatal asphyxia can lead to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and increase mortality and disability risks. This case report describes the successful resuscitation and management of a neonate who experienced 15 min of severe asphyxia ...
Qingsong Wang +12 more
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ACTA1-related congenital myopathy in a neonate: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsBackgroundACTA1-related congenital myopathies are rare neuromuscular disorders with significant genotypic heterogeneity, often causing severe neonatal multisystem involvement. This study presents a severe neonatal case with a pathogenic ACTA1 variant and
Lingxia Zhao, Feng Deng, Baohuan Cai
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Exploring Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers for Mechanical Asphyxia in the Heart Based on Proteomics Technology [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular SciencesDongfang Qiao, Xia Yue, Zilin Meng
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Mitochondrial Damage due to Hypoxia and Its Forensic Significance [PDF]
Fayixue Zazhi, 2020 Mitochondria are the special organelle in eukaryotic cells. Their main functions are to synthesize energy required for cell activity by oxidative phosphorylation. Most of the oxygen absorbed by the body is consumed in the mitochondria.
HU Yi-kai, ZHANG Heng, XIAO Bi, et al
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Fayixue Zazhi, 2023 Lung is the largest organ of the respiratory system. During hypoxia, pulmonary cells undergo rapid damage changes and activate the self-rescue pathways, thus leading to complex biomacromolecule modification. Death from mechanical asphyxia refers to death
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021 Objective: To determine the clinical profile, selected antepartum and intrapartum risk factor for adverse short term outcomes of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in babies with birth asphyxia. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration
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