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Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology 2/2015

01-06-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Regarding instantaneous cerebral swelling following severe cranio-cerebral trauma with brain evisceration

Authors: Slobodan Nikolić, Vladimir Živković

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 2/2015

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We have recently read the article “Is cerebral swelling following cranio-cerebral trauma instantaneous? An insight into the Byard and Vink proposition” by Kanchan et al. [1], regarding the rapidity of development of cerebral swelling in humans in cases of instantaneous death with brain evisceration due to sustained severe head blunt force injury. The mechanism proposed by Byard and Vink [2], for an almost immediate cerebral swelling in such cases, was reactive vasodilatation. Indeed, photos of such cases demonstrated obvious gyral flattening indicating cerebral swelling [1, 2]. Unfortunately, these findings were not demonstrated microscopically. …
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Metadata
Title
Regarding instantaneous cerebral swelling following severe cranio-cerebral trauma with brain evisceration
Authors
Slobodan Nikolić
Vladimir Živković
Publication date
01-06-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-015-9657-9

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