Fatal and non-fatal bilateral delayed carotid artery dissection after manual strangulation.
Carotid artery (CA) dissection and/or thrombosis may occur in a number of medical and forensic relevant situations. However, post traumatic carotid artery dissection is considered rare, and often underestimated due to possible delayed presentation. We describe two cases of carotid artery dissection following strangulation with delayed symptoms as well as discuss medical diagnostic problems and their forensic implications.
Clarot
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Department of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, Rouen University Hospital-Charles Nicolle, 1 rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen Cedex, France. franck.clarot@chu.rouen.fr
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Proust
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D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler