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Forensic Science, Medicine, and... Dec 2019Decapitation is well-documented as an immediately lethal injury that is encountered in medicolegal autopsies. It can be due to an accident, suicide, or homicide....
Decapitation is well-documented as an immediately lethal injury that is encountered in medicolegal autopsies. It can be due to an accident, suicide, or homicide. Literature on decapitation reveals that suicide is committed by decapitation using domestic or industrial tools, such as electric saws and drills, and improvised guillotines. Decapitation can also be the result of railway or other bizarre incidents. In this particular case, a man committed suicide by decapitation using a log splitter. This has not been reported earlier. Death investigation, including a medicolegal autopsy and scene visit, was conducted. The decedent, a man in his late forties, had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder approximately five years prior to his death and was being treated for this condition. During the year prior to his death, he had been seeing his physician every two weeks for suicidal ideation. Scene investigation revealed a decapitated male lying beside a jigged and powered log splitter in his yard. The autopsy showed no other injuries or pathological conditions. The cause of death was decapitation and the manner of death was suicide. This is a unique case of decapitation by a log splitter which highlights the importance of scene investigation in order to determine the manner of death.
Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Decapitation; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Suicidal Ideation; Suicide, Completed
PubMed: 31471866
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-019-00152-z -
Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi Jun 2022
Topics: Aorta; Constriction, Pathologic; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Vessel Anomalies; Decapitation; Humans; Pulmonary Artery
PubMed: 35705471
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20210906-00770 -
Forensic Science, Medicine, and... Mar 2018Decapitation is an occurrence only rarely encountered in forensic medical practice. This fatality is generally most often described in pedestrians who have been run over...
Decapitation is an occurrence only rarely encountered in forensic medical practice. This fatality is generally most often described in pedestrians who have been run over by trains accidently or in cases of suicide, or alternatively in occupants of cars involved in high speed vehicle collisions. We report, for the first time, a case of a complete decapitation of a pedestrian as a consequence of a traffic accident. Due to a thorough medico-legal investigation of the body and the involved vehicle, we were able to reconstruct the unique dynamics of the accident and the mechanism of injury.
Topics: Accidents, Traffic; Adult; Decapitation; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple Trauma; Pedestrians
PubMed: 29181747
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-017-9935-9 -
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology :... Feb 2008
Topics: Abnormalities, Multiple; Adult; Amniotic Band Syndrome; Decapitation; Female; Fetal Diseases; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography, Prenatal
PubMed: 18181240
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5235 -
The American Journal of Forensic... Mar 2012A rare case of vehicle-assisted suicide in a 40-year-old man is presented. The victim had tied a rope between his neck and a tree and then attempted to drive the vehicle...
A rare case of vehicle-assisted suicide in a 40-year-old man is presented. The victim had tied a rope between his neck and a tree and then attempted to drive the vehicle away while seated in the driver's seat.The acceleration of the vehicle resulted in complete decapitation. Injuries to the organs of the man's neck bore vital signs. This, together with blood aspiration into his airways, confirmed that the victim's injuries took place when vital functions of his organism were still preserved. The degree of cervical trauma found in this case was far greater than that in characteristic ligature strangulation or hanging, except in cases where the body has fallen some distance.
Topics: Acceleration; Adult; Automobiles; Blood; Decapitation; Forensic Pathology; Humans; Male; Respiratory Aspiration; Suicide
PubMed: 22442837
DOI: 10.1097/paf.0b013e3181e5e113 -
Journal of Agricultural and Food... Oct 2016A common technological practice in Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera) production is the removal of apical plant section a few weeks before harvest in...
A common technological practice in Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera) production is the removal of apical plant section a few weeks before harvest in order to promote the development of auxiliary buds (sprouts) and ensure higher yields. It is well-known that this measure positively influences the size of the sprouts, but until now no study has focused on the effect of decapitation on the content of primary and secondary metabolites in Brussels sprouts. Plants were decapitated one month before harvest, and sprouts were sampled from three sections along the stem (basal, middle, top) of each plant. The sprouts were harvested, weighed, and chemically analyzed. The content of individual sugars was assessed by HPLC and the content of individual phenolics and glucosinolates by HPLC-MS. Significant interactions between the decapitation and different stem sections were detected in the weight of the sprouts, as well as in their sugar levels. The highest sugar content was determined in basal sprouts collected from decapitated plants. Conversely, basal sprouts from nondecapitated plants were characterized by the lowest sugar content. No interaction between the decapitation and stem sections was detected in the level of phenolics or glucosinolates. Decapitation promoted the accumulation of all glucosinolates and hydroxycinnamic acids. Moreover, the content of glucosinolates and flavonoids was always highest in the sprouts from the top stem section.
Topics: Agriculture; Brassica; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Food Quality; Glucosinolates; Monosaccharides; Phenols; Plant Stems
PubMed: 27626626
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b03486 -
The American Journal of Dermatopathology Dec 2023We report an unusual case of schwannoma with glandular elements that demonstrated apocrine decapitation secretion. The glandular structures were embedded within the...
We report an unusual case of schwannoma with glandular elements that demonstrated apocrine decapitation secretion. The glandular structures were embedded within the tumor, varied in shape and size, and were lined by a double-to-multilayered epithelium, with the inner layer composed of monomorphous cuboidal to columnar cells, focally with apocrine decapitation secretion, and the outer layer representing myoepithelial cells. A normal eccrine unit was observed near the lesion. Immunohistochemical studies showed that all luminal cells of the glandular structures stained positive for CK7, whereas myoepithelial cells expressed S100 and p63, and epithelial membrane antigen highlighted the luminal border. CK20 and neuroendocrine markers were negative in the glandular elements.Our findings suggest that the origin of the glandular elements in our case was represented by entrapped glands. Two theories may explain the epithelial hyperplasia observed in the present case as follows: the obstructive effect theory and the inductive ability of a mesenchymal proliferation to produce epidermal or adnexal changes. We suggest that, in a subset of cases, the origin of the glandular elements might represent entrapped glands, wherein their histomorphology/cytomorphology recapitulates the elements comprising the normal adjacent tissue. Further research is necessary to elucidate the histogenesis of glandular schwannoma.
Topics: Humans; Decapitation; Neurilemmoma; Extremities; Epithelial Cells; Cell Differentiation
PubMed: 37982466
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002568 -
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology :... Feb 2024
Topics: Humans; Female; Decapitation; Ultrasonography; Vagina
PubMed: 37698521
DOI: 10.1002/uog.27467 -
Obstetrics and Gynecology Jan 2008
Topics: Attitude of Health Personnel; Decapitation; Developing Countries; Female; Fetal Death; Humans; Obstetric Labor Complications; Pregnancy
PubMed: 18165409
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000298346.20695.c3 -
The Medico-legal Journal Jun 2016Decapitation is the separation of the head from the neck. Accidental decapitation is rare, and very few cases are cited in the literature. In this case, the victim was...
Decapitation is the separation of the head from the neck. Accidental decapitation is rare, and very few cases are cited in the literature. In this case, the victim was asleep during an overnight trip with her head sticking out of the window, and she was decapitated by a truck travelling in the opposite direction. Lack of security grilles on windows, high-speed driving, narrow roads and night travel were contributing factors. This case is presented for its rarity and pattern of injuries during the fatal mishap and to consider possible preventive measures.
Topics: Accidents; Crush Injuries; Decapitation; Female; Forensic Medicine; Humans; India; Protective Devices; Travel; Young Adult
PubMed: 26857073
DOI: 10.1177/0025817216630473