A Case of Previously Unsuspected Huntington Disease Diagnosed at Autopsy [0.03%]
术前未怀疑的亨廷顿舞蹈病一例尸检诊断报告
Catherine R Miller,Nobby C Mambo,Jianli Dong et al.
Catherine R Miller et al.
Huntington disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with a worldwide prevalence of four to ten per 100 000. It is characterized by choreiform movements, behavioral/psychiatric disturbances, and eventual cognitive decline. Symptoms usual...
Fatal Rotavirus Infection in a 4-Year-Old with Unsuspected Autoimmune Adrenal Insufficiency [0.03%]
原发性肾上腺功能不全患儿出现轮状病毒致命感染
Alison Krywanczyk,Elizabeth A Bundock
Alison Krywanczyk
The diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency is often delayed, as the presenting symptoms of fatigue, abdominal pain, and anorexia are vague and nonspecific. However, timely diagnosis and treatment with replacement steroids are needed to prevent ...
Katrina Thompson,Alana K Sterkel,Erin G Brooks
Katrina Thompson
In the summer of 2015, many individuals visiting the Little Wolf River in Waupaca County were exposed to the pathogenic fungus, Blastomyces. Over time, 59 confirmed and 39 probable cases were reported to the Wisconsin Department of Health S...
Carolina Dominguez,Ashley Perkins,Alexandra Duque et al.
Carolina Dominguez et al.
Sudden death in infants due to primary cardiac tumors is extremely rare. Herein we describe a case of an 8-month-old male infant, without any previous medical history, who died in a hospital in the city of Medellín-Antioquia, Colombia. The...
Gabapentin in Mixed Drug Fatalities: Does this Frequent Analyte Deserve More Attention? [0.03%]
加巴喷丁在混合药物中毒中的作用：这一常见分析物是否值得更多的关注？
Grant Finlayson,Michael Chavarria,Stephanie Chang et al.
Grant Finlayson et al.
From 2000 to 2014, drug overdose deaths increased 137% in the United States, and 61% of these deaths included some form of opiate. The vast majority of opiate-related drug fatalities include multiple drugs, although there is scant data quan...
Danielle E Pelletier,Thomas A Andrew
Danielle E Pelletier
Purpose: This research examines autopsy findings from fatal opiate/opioid intoxications in New Hampshire for cerebral edema, pulmonary edema, and urinary bladder distension in the interest of finding predictability of suc...
Rules for Establishing Causation in Opiate/Opioid Overdose Prosecutions - The Burrage Decision [0.03%]
建立阿片类过量刑事诉讼的因果关系规则-布雷奇判决的影响
Thomas P Gilson,Carole Rendon,Joseph Pinjuh
Thomas P Gilson
As the opiate/opioid crisis has worsened in the United States, one of the law enforcement responses has involved increased efforts to prosecute the individuals responsible for the distribution of illicit drugs that result in overdoses. When...
Renee Robinson
Renee Robinson
As drug- and opiate/opioid-related deaths continue to rise in the Midwest, we must look at how the type of death investigation in these areas is affected and taxed by the increase. Many states with a large rural component rely on a local co...
The Utility of a Prescription Monitoring Program in Death Investigation: The Virginia Experience [0.03%]
阿片类药物致死案列中的经验教训——基于弗吉尼亚州处方药监控项目的调查研究结果分析
Amy M Tharp-Myers,Kathrin Hobron,Ralph Orr
Amy M Tharp-Myers
The Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program (VPMP) has been in effect since 2002, providing reports for prescribers, pharmacists, and other stakeholders in the growing opioid epidemic. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is one such s...
Drug Overdose Surveillance and Information Sharing via a Public Database: The Role of the Medical Examiner/Coroner [0.03%]
通过公共数据库进行药物过量监视和信息共享：验尸官的作用
Karl E Williams,Michael D Freeman,Lynn Mirigian
Karl E Williams
The medical examiner/coroner (ME/C) death scene investigation systems of the United States play a pivotal role in the current public health crisis created by the expanding drug dependency epidemic in the United States. The first point of re...