The diffusion parameters in rat cortex were studied 3-35 days following a cortical stab wound, using diffusion-weighted MR to determine the apparent diffusion coefficient of water (ADC(W)) in the tissue, and the real-time iontophoretic tetramethylammonium (TMA) method to measure the extracellular space (ECS) diffusion parameters: ECS volume fraction alpha and the ADC of TMA(+) (ADC(TMA)). Sever...

BACKGROUND Recent studies suggest that violence is more common in the first episode of psychosis than after treatment. AIM To estimate the proportion of survivors of violent suicide attempts during psychotic illness who had not previously received treatment with antipsychotic medication. METHODS An audit of the medical records of patients admitted to an inner city trauma centre after having...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present work is to analyze the differences and similarities between the elements of a conventional autopsy and images obtained from postmortem computed tomography in a case of a homicide stab wound. METHOD Comparison between the findings of different methods: autopsy and postmortem computed tomography. RESULTS In some aspects, autopsy is still superior to imaging, e...

To cite: Parizh D, Meytes V, Kopatsis A. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016217646 DESCRIPTION A man aged 38 years who underwent assault, presented with a stab wound to the anterior abdomen, LLQ (figure 1A). He was haemodynamically stable, no peritoneal signs on abdominal examination, FAST and local wound explorations were inconclusive. CT scan of...

BACKGROUND Thoracic ultrasound may rapidly diagnose pneumothorax when radiographs are unobtainable; the accuracy is not known. METHODS We prospectively evaluated thoracic ultrasound detection of pneumothorax in patients at high suspicion of pneumothorax. The presence of "lung sliding" or "comet tail" artifacts were determined in patients by ultrasound before radiologic verification of pneumot...

Delayed neurologic deficit after a stab wound with a retained foreign body near the spinal canal is unusual, adequate radiological examination is fundamental in detecting retained foreign bodies, especially the CT scan, surgical extraction of the foreign body is the primary task and the surgical outcome is satisfactory. Here, we report a rare case of delayed myelopathy caused by spinal stenosis...

Penetrating injuries to the subclavian vessels are uncommon and very severe lesions. They are difficult to expose and carry a high mortality. "Trap-door" incisions have lately been dismissed as too mutilating for the occasional victim of a penetrating thoracic trauma with massive bleeding difficult that is to expose. We present a case of severe bleeding from a stab wound in the left subclavicul...