Forensic Pathology Reviews: Volume 5

In this new volume of the globally recognized Forensic Pathology Reviews, Dr. Michael Tsokos has gathered chapters from the top experts in the field to reveal both the applied and scientific areas of expertise along the broad spectrum of forensics studies. Volume 5 piques the mind as leading forensic pathologists from the United States and around the world offer advanced insight into death caused environmental conditions, trauma, neuropathology, natural causes, and ballistics. The authors of this volume further their exploration as they impart research related to identification, serial murder, histopathology, and age estimation. While unveiling unsurpassed and cutting-edge knowledge, __Forensic Pathology Reviews, Volume 5__ will also inspire emerging forensic scientists to immerse themselves in innovative research. Over the last decade, the field of forensic science has expanded enormously, with the rapid emergence of new autopsy and laboratory techniques, and the identification of many new markers for specific pathological conditions. In Forensic Pathology Reviews, Volume 1, leading national and international forensic pathologists provide cutting-edge reviews of many of the key recent medical and legal advances in the field. These critical surveys concentrate on common pathological entities likely to be encountered in daily forensic routine, as well as on specific pathological conditions rarely seen in the autopsy room. Complementing rather than replacing the classic textbooks in forensic pathology, the authors explore new avenues for analyzing the pathology of burned bodies, traumatic brain injury, death by drug abuse, sudden cardiac death, sudden infant death and neonaticide, and fatalities resulting from kicking and trampling. Other areas of interest include accidental autoerotic deaths, hypothermia fatalities, injuries from resuscitation procedures, the interpretation of alcohol levels in different specimens, and the forensic differential diagnosis and interpretation of iliopsoas muscle hemorrhage in the light of autopsy. Where appropriate, the authors also discuss the proper procedures for giving expert testimony in a death investigation. A comprehensive review of the international literature that is otherwise difficult to assimilate is given for each chapter. Cutting-edge and concise, Forensic Pathology Reviews, Volume 1 offers forensic investigators a rich demonstration of how the latest medical and scientific advances are being applied to solve current problems of high interest to forensic pathologists today Over the last decade, the field of forensic science has expanded enormously with the rapid emergence of new autopsy and laboratory techniques, and the identification of many new markers for specific pathological conditions. In Forensic Pathology Reviews, Volume 2, leading national and international forensic pathologists provide cutting-edge accounts of special topics from various fields of forensic pathology and death scene investigation. These critical surveys concentrate on common pathological entities likely to be encountered in daily forensic routine, as well as on specific pathological conditions rarely seen in the autopsy room. Complementing rather than replacing the classic textbooks in forensic pathology, the authors explore new avenues for analyzing the pathology of death from starvation (child neglect), head injuries inflicted by glass bottles, the clinical and pathological features of primary cerebral neoplasms, obesity as it is relevant to the forensic pathologist, and infant and early childhood asphyxial death. Other areas of interest covered include suicide, viral myocarditis in sudden death cases, curious death scene phenomena (hiding, covering, and undressing), forensic entomology, the interpretation of toxicological findings, anabolic-androgenic-steroid abuse, and autopsy findings of subendocardial hemorrhages. A comprehensive review of the international literature that is otherwise difficult to assemble is given for each chapter. Cutting-edge and concise, Forensic Pathology Reviews, Volume 2 offers forensic investigators a rich demonstration of how the latest medical and scientific advances are being applied to solve current problems of high interest to forensic pathologists today. Maintaining the high quality achieved in earlier volumes, leading national and international forensic pathologists provide in Forensic Pathology Reviews, Volume 3 evidence-based accounts of special topics of current interest from various fields of forensic pathology and death-scene investigation. The authors offer cutting-edge insights into the medicolegal investigation of bodies found in water, the forensic aspects of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection of the central nervous system, deaths in a head-down position, and forensic bitemark analysis. Additional chapters address taphonomic changes in human bodies during the early postmortem interval, arrhythmogenic ventricular dysplasia that produces sudden death in young people, the postmortem diagnosis of death in anaphylaxis, and iatrogenic deaths. The forensic aspects of suicide, murder-suicide, and suicide trends in the United States are also discussed, along with the evaluation of fatal pulmonary thromboembolism and the use of radiology in medicolegal investigations. A comprehensive, up-to-date review of the international literature is given for each chapter. Evidence-based and state-of-the-art, Forensic Pathology Reviews, Volume 3 synthesizes the practical advances made in a variety of important subspecialties of forensic pathology, demonstrating how the latest medical and scientific advances are being applied to solve current problems of high interest to forensic pathologists today Death from environmental conditions --Death as a result of starvation: diagnostic criteria /Burkhard Madea --Trauma --Skull injuries caused by blows with glass bottles /Burkhard Madea, Peter H. Schmidt, Eberhard Lignitz, and Stephan A. Padosch --Forensic neuropathology --Primary cerebral neoplasms as a cause of sudden, unexpected death /Jakob Matschke --Death from natural causes --Obesity epidemic in the United States: a cause of morbidity and premature death /Donna M. Hunsaker and John C. Hunsaker III --Child abuse, neglect, and infanticide --Infant and early childhood asphyxial deaths: diagnostic issues /Roger W. Byard and Michael Tsokos --Suicide --Complex suicides /Michael Bohnert --Occupation-related suicides /Peter H. Schmidt, Stephan A. Padosch, and Burkhard Madea --Infectious diseases --Sudden, unexpected death related to viral myocarditis: a survey of histological, immunohistochemical, and molecularpathological methods for the postmortem diagnosis /Reinhard Dettmeyer and Burkhard Madea --Death scene investigation --Human primitive behavior /Achim Th. Schäfer --Forensic entomology --Arthropods and corpses /Mark Benecke --Toxicology --Practical toxicology for the forensic pathologist /James R. Gill --Performance-enhancing drugs --Long-term effects of anabolic-androgenic-steroid abuse: morphological findings associated with fatal outcome /Roland Hausmann --Forensic differential diagnosis --Subendocardial hemorrhages /Stephan Seidl Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Death Due to Hypothermia Morphological Findings, their Pathogenesis and Diagnostic Value ....Pages 3-21 Front Matter....Pages 23-23 Fatal Falls from Height....Pages 25-38 Understanding Craniofacial Blunt Force Injury: A Biomechanical Perspective....Pages 39-51 Electrocution and the Autopsy....Pages 53-66 Front Matter....Pages 67-67 Central Nervous System Alterations in Alcohol Abuse....Pages 69-89 The Medicolegal Evaluation of Excited Delirium....Pages 91-111 Front Matter....Pages 113-113 Myocardial Bridging: Is it Really a Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death?....Pages 115-127 Nontraumatic Intramuscular Hemorrhages Associated with Death Caused by Internal Diseases....Pages 129-136 Front Matter....Pages 137-137 Forensic Ballistics....Pages 139-172 Front Matter....Pages 172-172 Unique Characteristics at Autopsy that may be Useful in Identifying Human Remains....Pages 175-195 The Forensic and Cultural Implications of Tattooing....Pages 197-220 Front Matter....Pages 221-221 The Interaction, Roles, and Responsibilities of the FBI Profiler and the Forensic Pathologist in the Investigation of Serial Murder....Pages 223-235 Front Matter....Pages 237-237 Forensic Histopathology....Pages 239-265 Front Matter....Pages 267-267 Forensic Age Estimation of Live Adolescents and Young Adults....Pages 269-288 Back Matter....Pages 289-292 Building on the excellent foundation laid in earlier volumes of the series, leading forensic pathologists from the United States and around the world again provide in Forensic Pathology Reviews, Volume 4 evidence-based accounts of special topics of current interest from various fields of forensic pathology and death-scene investigation. The authors offer cutting-edge insights into death from environmental conditions (lightning and elder abuse), homicide by sharp force, death from natural causes (asthma, Marfan syndrome, and peliosis of the liver and spleen), and pathology of human endothelium in septic organ failure. Additional chapters address special aspects of crime scene interpretation and behavioral analysis, neogenesis of ethanol and fusel oils in putrefying blood, agrochemical poisoning, imaging techniques in forensic pathology, and fixation techniques for organs and parenchymal structures. A comprehensive, up-to-date review of the international literature is given for each chapter. Evidence-based and state-of-the-art, Forensic Pathology Reviews, Volume 4 synthesizes the latest practical medical and scientific advances made in a variety of important subspecialties of forensic pathology, demonstrating how they are being applied to solve current problems of high interest to forensic pathologists Leading forensic pathologists from around the world synthesize the practical advances in a variety of important subspecialties of forensic pathology and demonstrate how the latest medical and scientific progress is being applied to solve current problems of high interest to forensic pathologists today. The authors offer cutting-edge insights into death from environmental conditions (lightning and elder abuse), homicide by sharp force, death from natural causes (asthma, Marfan syndrome, and peliosis of the liver and spleen), and pathology of human endothelium in septic organ failure. Additional chapters address special aspects of crime scene interpretation and behavioral analysis, neogenesis of ethanol and fusel oils in putrefying blood, agrochemical poisoning, imaging techniques in forensic pathology, and fixation techniques for organs and parenchymal structures. A comprehensive, up-to-date review of the international literature is given for each chapter. A collection of cutting-edge reviews of many of the key recent medical and legal advances in forensic science. These critical surveys concentrate on common pathological entities likely to be encountered in daily forensic routine, as well as on specific pathological conditions rarely seen in the autopsy room. Complementing rather than replacing the classic textbooks in forensic pathology, the authors explore new avenues for analyzing the pathology of burned bodies, traumatic brain injury, death by drug abuse, sudden cardiac death, sudden infant death and neonaticide, and fatalities resulting from kicking and trampling. Other areas of interest include accidental autoerotic deaths, hypothermia fatalities, injuries from resuscitation procedures, the interpretation of alcohol levels in different specimens, and the potential forensic differential diagnoses and interpretation of iliopsoas muscle hemorrhage in the light of autopsy. This book contains a collection of cutting-edge accounts of special topics from various fields of forensic pathology and death scene investigation. The authors offer critical insight into the medicolegal investigation of bodies found in water, the forensic aspects of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection of the central nervous system, deaths in a head-down position, and forensic bitemark analysis. Additional chapters address taphonomic changes in human bodies during the early postmortem interval, arrhythmogenic ventricular dysplaisia that produces sudden death in young people, the postmortem diagnosis of death in anaphylaxis, and iatrogenici deaths. The forensic aspects of suicide, murder-suicide, and suicide trends in the United States are also discussed, along with the evaluation of fatal pulmonary thromboembolism and the use of radiology in medicolegal investigations Volume 5 offers advanced insight into death caused environmental conditions, trauma, neuropathology, natural causes, and ballistics. The authors of this volume further their exploration as they impart research related to identification, serial murder, histopathology, and age estimation. While unveiling unsurpassed and cutting-edge knowledge, Forensic Pathology Reviews, Volume 5 will also inspire emerging forensic scientists to immerse themselves in innovative research