Forensic Neuropathology

ISBN-13: 9781498706162 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 218 str.

Helen L. Whitwell; Christopher M. Milroy; Daniel G. Du Plessis

Opis

Forensic Neuropathology is written by experts for specialists and trainees alike addresses concerns of the forensic pathologist and neuropathologist by tackling the problems that arise during the post-mortem examination and subsequent legal proceedings.

Spis treści

1. Anatomy of the head and neck. 2. Clinical aspects of head injury. 3. Imaging of head trauma. 4. Biomechanics of primary traumatic head injury. 5. Techniques. 6. Scalp, facial and gunshot injuries. 7. Adult skull fractures. 8. Intracranial haematomas – Extradural and subdural. 9. Subarachnoid haemorrhage and cerebrovascular traumatic pathology. 10. Contusional brain injury and intracerebral haemorrhage - Traumatic and non-traumatic. 11. Traumatic axonal injury. 12. Brain swelling, raised intracranial pressure and hypoxia-related brain injury. 13. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. 14. Contact sport and blast-related neuropathology. 15. Head injury in the child. 16. Spinal injuries. 17. Difficult areas in forensic pathology: Homicide, suicide or accident. 18. Non-traumatic neurological conditions in medico-legal work. 19. Alcohol, drugs, toxins and post-mortem toxicology. 20. The role of the expert witness.