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Contribution of Antemortem Computed Tomography Findings to Cause of Death Determination: An Unusual Fatal Stroke.
Abstract In the case reported here, the antemortem computed tomography scan (CT scan) was essential in the forensic investigation. A 32-year-old man was found fully awake with a facial abrasion, after what seemed to be a car accident. He lost consciousness suddenly one hour after initial management. Successive CT scan showed a facial fracture and a metallic foreign body in the carotid canal associated with an occlusion/dissection of the left internal carotid, a pseudoaneurysm, and a carotid-cavernous fistula. The victim died from a stroke. Autopsy confirmed that the facial abrasion was a gunshot entrance wound, th...
Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences - March 17, 2015 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Rérolle C, Pucheux J, Lefrancq T, Barrault C, Saint-Martin P Tags: J Forensic Sci Source Type: research