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Investigation of triticeal cartilage anatomy in forensic autopsy cases
PurposeThis study aims to determine the presence and morphology of triticeal cartilage (TrC) through autopsy cases and to examine its relationship...
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How much does a forensic autopsy cost in Spain?
Introduction and objectivesThe autopsy is considered the gold standard in death investigation. Performing an autopsy requires human and material...
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Evaluation of the cardiovascular risk induced by cannabis use from a series of 43 autopsy cases
The aim of this monocentric observational autopsy study was to confirm the existence of a link between cannabis use and cardiovascular risk. It was...
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Suicide warning signs that are challenging to recognize: a psychological autopsy study of Korean adolescents
BackgroundIn South Korea, the leading cause of youth death has been suicide for about 20 years. In this study, we conducted a multi-method...
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COVID-19 in the Netherlands: lessons from a nationwide query of dutch autopsy, histology, and cytology pathological reports
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, autopsies have played a valuable role in understanding the pathophysiology of COVID-19. In this study, we...
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Genetically determined cardiomyopathies at autopsy: the pivotal role of the pathologist in establishing the diagnosis and guiding family screening
Cardiomyopathies (CMP) comprise a heterogenous group of diseases affecting primarily the myocardium, either genetic and/or acquired in origin. While...
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Pathological findings in autoimmune encephalitis autopsy specimens from cases of suspected prion disease
ObjectiveThe underlying pathology of autoimmune encephalitis is not well characterized due to the limited opportunities to study tissue specimens....
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Fetal brain maceration score on postmortem magnetic resonance imaging vs. conventional autopsy
BackgroundPostmortem fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been on the rise since it was proven to be a good alternative to conventional...
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Genomic autopsy to identify underlying causes of pregnancy loss and perinatal death
Pregnancy loss and perinatal death are devastating events for families. We assessed ‘genomic autopsy’ as an adjunct to standard autopsy for...
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Plasma p-tau212 antemortem diagnostic performance and prediction of autopsy verification of Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology
Blood phosphorylated tau (p-tau) biomarkers, including p-tau217, show high associations with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) neuropathologic change and...
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Combined prenatal US and post-mortem fetal MRI: can they replace conventional autopsy for fetal body abnormalities?
ObjectivesThe acceptance of conventional autopsy (CA), the gold standard method for investigating fetal death, often remains problematic. Post-mortem...
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Blood taken immediately after fatal resuscitation attempts yields higher quality DNA for genetic studies as compared to autopsy samples
BackgroundThe out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the young may be associated with a genetic predisposition which is relevant even for genetic...
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Prevalence of subclinical lung cancer detected at autopsy: a systematic review
BackgroundLung cancer screening in high-risk populations with low-dose computed tomography is supported by international associations and...
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Association between interatrial septum adiposity and atrial fibrillation: transesophageal echocardiography imaging and autopsy study
Recent clinical evidence has suggested that interatrial septal (IAS) adiposity contributes to atrial fibrillation (AF). The present study aimed to...
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Sudden cardiac death after alcohol intake: classification and autopsy findings
Alcohol is known to have an immediate effect on cardiac rhythm, and previous studies have found that a notable proportion of sudden cardiac deaths...
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Frontotemporal lobar degeneration in the “Annual of the Pathological Autopsy Cases in Japan”
BackgroundGood accuracy for the clinical diagnosis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) by specialists in an early onset dementia clinic has...
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Validation of physician certified verbal autopsy using conventional autopsy: a large study of adult non-external causes of death in a metropolitan area in Brazil
BackgroundReliable mortality data are essential for the development of public health policies. In Brazil, although there is a well-consolidated...
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Postoperative rhabdomyolysis following otoplasty: an autopsy case report
Postoperative rhabdomyolysis is a significant complication that can arise from prolonged surgery, causing potential harm to the kidneys and leading...
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Sudden unexpected death after initial infusion of rituximab for Waldenström macroglobulinemia/lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma: an autopsy case
BackgroundWaldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM) is defined as a lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) involving the bone marrow (BM) with presence of IgM...
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Optimal blood tau species for the detection of Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology: an immunoprecipitation mass spectrometry and autopsy study
Plasma-to-autopsy studies are essential for validation of blood biomarkers and understanding their relation to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology....
