SUDEP cases require thorough post-mortem work-up to eventually detect an underlying cause

Facing up to SUDEP.

Epilepsy is a chronic condition that affects approximately 2.3 million people in the United States. Approximately one-third of people with epilepsy continue to have seizures despite adequate medication trials and adherence to medical recommendations. People of all races and backgrounds, young and old, are affected by epilepsy from a variety of etiologies, and epilepsy carries a high burden of c...

A Gas Mask for Post-Mortem Work

The redistribution of selected psychiatric drugs in post-mortem cases.

The post-mortem redistribution of a number of psychiatric drugs was investigated. A portion of liver, the gastric contents and blood collected from heart and femoral sites was obtained from 13 cases and analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Drugs detected included five selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; venlafaxine, a serotonin/noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor; and risperid...

Active compression-decompression CPR necessitates follow-up post mortem.

Post Mortem - An Assessment of Two Approaches

Learning from experience is the key to successes for all that develop software. Both the successes and the failures in software projects can help us to improve. Here we discuss two versions of Post Mortem Analysis (PMA) as methods for harvesting experience from completed software projects, which can be part of a larger knowledge management program. The two methods are tailored for use in small ...