Problems of Forensic Sciences 2008 Vol. 75 (LXXV) 301-307
INTRACEREBRAL HEMATOMAS AS THE CAUSE OF DEATH OF A 26-YEAR OLD WOMAN – A BEATING, SEPSIS OR DRUG ABUSE?
Marcin ZAWADZKI1,2, Tomasz PŁONEK3, Jakub TRNKA1, Jan MAGDALAN4, Tomasz JUREK1, Krzysztof MAKSYMOWICZ1
1Chair and Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
2Chair and Department of Hygiene, Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
3Research Association in Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
4Chair and Department of Pharmacology, Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
Streszczenie
The authors describe a case concerning the death of a young female, an active drug abuser, who presented postmortem with numerous intracerebral hematomas, cerebral edema, sepsis and multi-organ failure. The report presents an attempt at determining the most likely cause of the above-mentioned pathologies, taking into consideration the mechanism of beating, the effect of sepsis and abuse of narcotic substances from the amphetamine group.
Słowa kluczowe
Intracerebral hematoma; Sepsis; Drugs; Injury; Beating.