Neuropathologic Examination in Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy and Childhood: Recommendations for Highest Diagnostic Yield and Cost-Effectiveness in Forensic Settings
Folkerth RD, Nunez J, Georgievskaya Z, McGuone D. Neuropathologic Examination in Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy and Childhood: Recommendations for Highest Diagnostic Yield and Cost-Effectiveness in Forensic Settings. Academic Forensic Pathology 2017, 7: 182-199. PMID: 31239973, PMCID: PMC6474536, DOI: 10.23907/2017.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManner of deathCraniospinal traumaDural venous sinus thrombosisHypoxic-ischemic lesionsVenous sinus thrombosisSudden unexpected deathEvidence-based guidelinesHigh diagnostic yieldDandy-Walker malformationSix-month intervalsBrainstem gliosisBrainstem necrosisPeripartum asphyxiaSystemic sepsisSinus thrombosisNeuropathologic examinationFebrile seizuresNeuropathological findingsCerebral cortexComplete autopsyUnexpected deathDiagnostic yieldBilateral hippocampusHippocampal dysgenesisNormal brain