Forensic neuropathology is an important specialty within forensic pathology. In addition to traumatic brain injury in the adult and child, forensic neuropathologists must also consider the role of natural disease within the forensic setting such as cerebrovascular disease, as well as neurotoxicology. Focusing on difficulties that arise in the medico-legal context, the chapters include techniques for the post-mortem examination of the brain and related structures. Forensic pathologists, neuropathologists, general pathologists, clinical forensic specialists as well as neuroscientists, neurologists and neurosurgeons will all find useful information. In addition, members of the legal profession have found this an important reference work.
Author(s): Helen Whitwell, Christopher Milroy, Daniel du Plessis
Edition: 2
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2021
Language: English
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Contributors
1. Anatomy of the head and neck
2. Clinical aspects of head injury
3. Imaging of head trauma
4. Biomechanics of primary traumatic head injury
5. Techniques
6. Scalp, facial and gunshot injuries
7. Adult skull fractures
8. Intracranial haematomas – Extradural and subdural
9. Subarachnoid haemorrhage and cerebrovascular traumatic pathology
10. Contusional brain injury and intracerebral haemorrhage – Traumatic and non-traumatic
11. Traumatic axonal injury
12. Brain swelling, raised intracranial pressure and hypoxia-related brain injury
13. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
14. Contact sport and blast-related neuropathology
15. Head injury in the child
16. Spinal injuries
17. Difficult areas in forensic neuropathology: Homicide, suicide or accident
18. Non-traumatic neurological conditions in medico-legal work
19. Alcohol, drugs, toxins and post-mortem toxicology
20. The role of the expert witness
Index
