Forensic Pathology Reviews: v.1

Dr. Michael Tsokos, MD presents the first volume of the new Forensic Pathology Reviews[trademark] series. This innovative series will offer current reviews on contemporary topics in the field of forensic pathology. Recognized specialists have assembled the latest advances from various areas of forensic pathology, which are more comprehensive and up to date than those found in a general textbook. All professionals dealing with death, including forensic pathologists, clinical pathologists, police and state death investigators, medical examiners, and coroners will benefit from this concise and current topic-oriented volume.

Table of Contents:
Part I. Death from Environmental Conditions; 1 Morphological Findings in Burned Bodies Michael Bohnert; 1. Introduction; 2. External Findings; 2.1. General aspects; 2.2. Burns; 2.3. Shrinkage of tissue; 2.4. Consumption by the fire; 3. Internal Findings; 3.1. General aspects; 3.2. Respiratory tract; 3.3. Vessels; 3.4. Gastrointestinal tract; 3.5. Bones; 3.6. Cranial cavity and brain; Part II. Trauma; 2 Kicking and Trampling to Death: Pathological Features, Biomechanical Mechanisms, and Aspects of Victims and Perpetrators Veronique Henn and Eberhard Lignitz; 1. Introduction; 2. Pathological features; 2.1. General aspects; 2.2. Location of injuries; 2.3. Injury patterns; 2.3.1. Injuries to the head; 2.3.2. Injuries to the neck; 2.3.3. Injuries to the thorax and inner organs; 2.3.4. Injuries caused by defensive action; 2.4. Causes of death; 3. Biomechanical mechanisms; 4. Aspects of victims and perpetrators; 4.1. Victims; 4.2. Perpetrators; 5. Epidemiology; Part III. Neurotraumatology; 3 Timing Of Cortical Contusions In Human Brain Injury. Morphological Parameters For A Forensic Wound Age Estimation Roland Hausmann; 1. Introduction; 2. Morphological changes after traumatic brain injury; 2.1.Cortical hemorrhages; 2.2. Neuronal degeneration; 2.3. Inflammatory cellular response; 2.4. Macrophage-/microglial reactions; 2.5. Reactive gliosis and glial scar; 3. Medicolegal significance; Part IV. Forensic Neuropathology; 4 Central Nervous System Alterations in Drug Abuse Andreas Buttner and Serge Weis; 1. General Introduction; 2. Opiates; 2.1. Neuroimaging; 2.2. Autopsy findings; 2.3. Cerebrovascular complications; 2.4. Hypoxic-ischemic leukoencephalopathy; 2.5. Infections; 2.6. Transverse myelitis/myelopathy; 2.7. Spongiform leukoencephalopathy; 2.8. Alterations of neurotransmitters, receptors, and second messengers; 2.9. Heroin maintenance treatment; 3. Cocaine; 3.1. Neuroimaging; 3.2. Cerebrovascular complications; 3.3. Seizures; 3.4. Movement disorders; 3.5. Alterations of neurotransmitters, receptors, and gene expression; 4. Cannabis; 4.1. Cannabinoid receptors and endocannabinoids; 4.2. CNS complications; 4.3. Neuroimaging; 4.4. Cerebrovascular complications; 4.5. Alterations of neurotransmitters, receptors, and transcription factors; 5. Amphetamine and methamphetamine; 5.1. Cerebrovascular complications; 5.2. Neurotoxicity; 6. Amphetamine and methamphetamine derivatives; 6.1. Receptor interactions; 6.2. Neurotoxicity; 6.3. Fatalities; 6.4. CNS complications; Part V. Sudden Death from Natural Causes; 5 A Forensic Pathological Approach to Sudden Cardiac Death Vittorio Fineschi and Cristoforo Pomara