Post Mortem Diagnosis in Sudden Neurovascular Death Victims: A Study of Macroscopic Findings
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 8
Abstract
Abstract:Among all the illnesses, which can blow out life’s candle, cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) is the most alarming to the spectator, most grievous to the patient and most baffling to the physician. The aim of the study was to evaluate the data with respect to incidences, epidemiological aspects, impact of risk factors, estimate the survival time and cause of death in relation to sudden natural neurovascular death victims. This study was conducted on 63 victims of sudden neurovascular death brought to Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India during period from January 2014 to July 2015. The incidence of sudden natural neurovascular deaths among the total medico legal autopsies is 2.88%, with most affected age group of 41-50 years. The male to female ratio was 3.2:1. Smoking and alcohol habits outnumbered the other risk factors. Most common cause of death was intracerebral haemorrhage located in basal ganglia region. Keywords:Sudden neurovascular death, Medico legal autopsies, intracerebral haemorrhage
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. Rajesh B. Sukhadeve, Shashank Tyagi
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