Laceration of vertebral artery. An historic boxing death.
An historic case of a boxing death (c. 1913) was reviewed, since the cause of death given at the time is now deemed incorrect. Using current literature on traumatic basal subarachnoid hemorrhage, the cause of death is now hypothesized to have been a tear in the right vertebral artery associated with hyperextension and rotation of the neck.
Chief Medical Examiners Office, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Plant
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JC
Butt
D000416:Alberta; D001914:Boxing / Q000266:history*; D005197:Famous Persons; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000266:history; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000293:injuries*