A hypothalamus centred pathogenesis of heat stroke deaths - A postmortem-based human study [0.03%]
以尸检为基础的中暑死亡病例的下丘脑中心致病学说研究
Ashok Kumar Rastogi,Ashutosh Kumar,Shreekant Bharti et al.
Ashok Kumar Rastogi et al.
Heat stroke deaths are increasing during the summer in tropical countries but the pathogenesis mechanisms are not well established. Postmortem-based human studies in heat stroke cases are few in the literature, which makes post mortem foren...
Refusal of life-sustaining treatment after a suicide attempt in an older adult: Medico-legal and ethical reflections from Greece [0.03%]
老年自杀企图后的拒绝生命维持治疗：来自希腊的医法和伦理反思
Petros Ioannou,Emmanuil Laskaridis,Gerasimia Ntotsika et al.
Petros Ioannou et al.
Suicide attempts by older adults can present complex clinical, ethical and legal challenges. While less common than in younger people, they have a higher 'success' rate. When older patients who have attempted suicide subsequently refuse lif...
Fatal head injury by crossbow and ability to act: A case report and literature review [0.03%]
弩弓致致命性颅脑损伤及伤后行为能力个案报道及文献复习
Federica Attico,Francesco Di Paola,Bianca Beltrame et al.
Federica Attico et al.
Historically, the crossbow was a war weapon fired from a distance. It was superseded by guns and nowadays maybe used for sport and recreation. They can cause fatal injuries though such incidents are fortunately rare. Accordingly, forensic p...
Mohit Chauhan,Nancy Mittal,Mukta Rani
Mohit Chauhan
The deceased was an unmarried, 29-year-old male accountant who had an unhappy childhood. He secretly purchased (online) a large helium cylinder of the type used to inflate party balloons pretending he was having a birthday celebration in hi...
Non-accidental burns in a neurodevelopmentally vulnerable child: A case of institutional child abuse [0.03%]
针对具有神经发育易感性的儿童的非意外烧伤：一起制度性虐待儿童案件
Paranavidana Roshel Claude Wijenayaka,Usliyanage Clifford Priyantha Perera
Paranavidana Roshel Claude Wijenayaka
Paediatric burns may result from accidental or non-accidental mechanisms, with diagnostic challenges arising when histories suggest dubious accidental causes. We report an 8-year-old boy, placed in a local temple due to longstanding behavio...
Sudden death following a single coronary ostium located below an aortic valve leaflet: A rare autopsy case and review of the literature [0.03%]
冠状动脉开口于主动脉瓣叶下的突发性死亡一例及文献复习
Jihad Aarab,Azeddine Essadi,Mohammed Ouali et al.
Jihad Aarab et al.
Congenital coronary anomalies are rare but can cause serious cardiovascular events, including sudden death, in both young and old. A forensic autopsy of a 67-year-old woman found dead at her home revealed a single low coronary ostium locate...
Shrihari Siddhardhan,Alagarasan Naveen,Sowmiya Punniyakodi et al.
Shrihari Siddhardhan et al.
Delirium tremens (DT) is one of the most severe and potentially fatal manifestations of alcohol withdrawal syndrome most often found in individuals with a history of prolonged and heavy alcohol use who suddenly stop. Without prompt interven...
Benjamin Andoh
Benjamin Andoh
This paper reviews and comments on the recent case of Ellame Ford-Dunn, who caused her own death after being allowed to abscond from hospital. It then discusses some important issues relating to the case and makes some helpful suggestions t...
Editorial for part one, 2026 collegiality, silence and the duty to speak up [0.03%]
卷首语第一部分：2026——共事、沉默与直言义务
Diana Brahams,Eleanor Jane Turner
Diana Brahams
Death associated with miliary tuberculosis (Koch's disease): A case report [0.03%]
与 Koch病(粟粒性肺结核)相关的死亡个例报告
Erna Ahsan,Dhinesh Saravanan,Amit Jangid et al.
Erna Ahsan et al.
Miliary tuberculosis is a disseminated form of tuberculosis (TB) that is often life-threatening. Due to its vague and diverse clinical presentation in some instances the diagnosis is only confirmed postmortem. A 42-year-old male presented t...