Shotgun pellet embolism to the brain
Date
1993
Authors
Dada M.A.
Loftus I.A.J.
Rutherfoord G.S.
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Abstract
This report describes the autopsy findings in a young man who died after having been shot with a shotgun from about 30 m. Although not suspected clinically, a right middle cerebral artery territory infarct was found; its cause was shown to be a shotgun pellet embolus that had lodged just proximal to the trifurcation of the right middle cerebral artery. The case underscores the importance of performing a thorough postmortem examination, including a careful study of cerebral vasculature, in instances of brain infarction.
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adult, artery embolism, artery injury, article, autopsy, brain embolism, brain infarction, case report, cause of death, gunshot injury, human, male, middle cerebral artery, Abdominal Injuries, Case Report, Cerebral Arteries, Female, Foreign-Body Migration, Human, Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis, Male, Multiple Trauma, Thoracic Injuries, Wounds, Gunshot
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American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
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