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Mercury poisoning in two patients with tertiary syphilis from the Ca’ Granda hospital (17th‐century Milan)

Archaeometry, Volume 64, Issue 2, Page 500-510, April 2022., 2022
Abstract Syphilis was a widespread infectious disease in 17th‐century Italy, commonly treated with mercury‐based ointments and fumigations. Few reports exist on the analysis of abnormally high Hg levels in bone as a result of exposure to mercury‐containing anti‐syphilitic medicine. In this research, two crania recovered among the 2.9 million commingled
Lucie Biehler‐Gomez, Mirko Mattia, Carlotta Sala, Gaia Giordano, Domenico Di Candia, Carmelo Messina, Luca Maria Sconfienza, Antonia Francesca Franchini, Alessandro Porro, Paolo Maria Galimberti, Fabrizio Slavazzi, Cristina Cattaneo   +11 more
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An osteometric and 3D analysis of the atlanto‐occipital joint: An initial screening method to exclude crania and atlases in commingled remains

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 177, Issue 3, Page 439-453, March 2022., 2022
Selection of the ROI from the superior face of atlas obtained with the VAM software. In the blue panel is depicted the over 200 points positioned in the articular surface contour in order to select the area of interest. The red panel shows the final representation of the selected area of interest: the superior articular surfaces of atlas remaining in ...
Annalisa Cappella, Luciana Affatato, Daniele Gibelli, Debora Mazzarelli, Matteo Zago, Claudia Dolci, Chiarella Sforza, Cristina Cattaneo   +7 more
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Sudden death due to cardiac contusion: Forensic implications in a rare pediatric case

Journal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 66, Issue 5, Page 1996-2001, September 2021., 2021
Abstract Blunt chest trauma (BCT) often results in blunt cardiac injuries of little clinical concern, but cases of severe heart damage with high mortality rates have also been described. In particular, BCT should never be underestimated, especially when it is located in the anterior thoracic region.
Guendalina Gentile, Stefano Tambuzzi, Giulio Giovanetti, Riccardo Zoja   +3 more
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A case of thallium intoxication by walking in a field

Forensic Science International: Reports, 2020
Thallium intoxications are a rare occurrence in forensic sciences. This paper reports a case of chronic thallium poisoning in a couple hospitalized in Milan, Italy, in which toxicological analyses were performed by the Institute of Legal Medicine of ...
Domenico Di Candia, Lucie Biehler-Gomez, Gaia Giordano, Cristina Cattaneo   +3 more
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Skeletal Markers of Physiological Stress as Indicators of Structural Violence: A Comparative Study between the Deceased Migrants of the Mediterranean Sea and the CAL Milano Cemetery Skeletal Collection

Biology, 2023
Structural violence is an indirect form of violence that can lead to physiological consequences. Interestingly, these physiological disruptions may affect the skeletons and can therefore provide relevant information on violence and way of life in the ...
Lucie Biehler-Gomez, Andrea Palamenghi, Marie Baudu, Giulia Caccia, Giuseppe Lanza Attisano, Daniele Gibelli, Debora Mazzarelli, Cristina Cattaneo   +7 more
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Aggression and violence against medico-legal healthcare personnel of the Italian National Institute of Social Security (INPS): Analysis of the phenomenon and management strategies [PDF]

GIornale Italiano di Psicologia e Medicina del Lavoro
The issue of aggression and violence against medico-legal healthcare personnel, such as that of the Italian National Institute of Social Security (INPS), is a growing concern.
Gaetana STELITANO, Amelia RIZZO, Diego BURZOMATI   +2 more
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The importance of the postmortem interval for the diagnosis of Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome by Neisseria meningitidis in a series of forensic cases

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2019
The effective value of microbiological post-mortem examinations stands as fundamental in forensic cases involving microbiology. We ran these analyses on five victims, who suddenly died after showing persistent fever.
Guendalina Gentile, Alberto Amadasi, Paolo Bailo, Michele Boracchi, Francesca Maciocco, Matteo Marchesi, Riccardo Zoja   +6 more
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An Autopsy-Based Analysis of Fatal Road Traffic Collisions: How the Pattern of Injury Differs with the Type of Vehicle

Trauma Care, 2021
In Italy, in only 2018, 3310 people died in road traffic accidents, more than in any other European country. Since the revelation of this occurrence, the authors carried out an analysis aimed at investigating if there was a difference in the injury ...
Stefano Tambuzzi, Wendelin Rittberg, Cristina Cattaneo, Federica Collini   +3 more
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Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to pelvic thrombosis related to giant ovarian tumor

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2019
Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is one of the major complications in oncologic patients. The incidence of PTE in these cases is 4 to 7 times higher than in non-oncologic patients.
Alberto Amadasi, Salvatore Andreola, Marta Bianchi, Michele Boracchi, Guendalina Gentile, Francesca Maciocco, Matteo Marchesi, Riccardo Zoja   +7 more
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Deviancy as social problem: the answers of psychology [La devianza come problema sociale: le risposte della psicologia] [PDF]

, 2011
Scopo: Il comportamento deviante è tale in quanto infrange una serie di norme sociali più o meno consapevolmente riconosciute dai più. Scopo dello studio è descrivere e analizzare le caratteristiche di tale comportamento.
Caciari Tiziana, Ciarrocca M, Di Pastena Claudia, Marchione S, Nieto HA, Sancini Angela, Tomei Francesco, Tomei Gianfranco   +7 more
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