The Medico-Legal Aspects of Non-Traumatic Subdural Haemorrhage : A Case Report
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Abstract
In this case study, we describe a case of a subdural haemorrhage in an acutely severe asthmatic patient in a suspicious circumstance.
A woman in her early 40s came to the emergency department with an acute asthmatic exacerbation.
The autopsy showed subdural hemorrhage in the parieto-temporal area and slightly congested, overinflated lungs with mucus plugs and a thickened bronchiolar wall.
This case report emphasizes the medicolegal aspect of the presence of subdural haemorrhage in an asthmatic patient who died in a suspicious circumstance.
Keywords
Forensic science, Forensic pathology, Autopsy, Asthma, Subdural haemorrhage
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