title: [Sudden unexpected death in rare cervico-occipital anomalies and inadequate trauma].
abstract: Two cases of sudden unexpected death due to rare cervico-occipital dysplasia and inadequate trauma are presented, and the problems of examination are shown. At postmortem examination in equivalent cases, precise investigation of anamnesis and trauma as well as removal and maceration of the upper cervical vertebral column is indicated.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000002:abnormalities; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000002:abnormalities; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D002806:Chondrodysplasia Punctata / Q000473:pathology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000473:pathology; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Plötzlicher, unerwarteter Tod bei seltenen cervico-occipitalen Anomalien und inadäquatem Trauma.