title: [Broncho-pulmonary aspiration of brain and cartilage tissue in a context of gasping].
abstract: Evidence of post-mortem breath movements are rarely reported. We present two cases of broncho-pulmonary aspiration of brain and cartilage tissue following two fatal suicidal gunshots to the head. We also discuss the physiopathological implications for the agony.
authors.affiliation: Section d'anthropologie médicale et médico-légale, UFR des sciences de la santé (UVSQ, AP-HP), 2, avenue de la Source-de-la-Bièvre, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France. Electronic address: philippe.charlier@uvsq.fr.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Charlier
authors.affiliation: Service de radiodiagnostic, CHU de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Huynh-Charlier
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'anatomie pathologique, CHU de Parakou, Parakou, Bénin.
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brun
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001344:Autopsy; D001921:Brain; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D002356:Cartilage; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D049429:Forensic Pathology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009058:Mouth Breathing / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012125:Respiratory Center / Q000503:physiopathology; D013405:Suicide; D013997:Time Factors; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Agonie; Agony; Forensic medicine; Gasping; Histologie post-mortem; Médecine légale; Physiopathologie; Physiopathology; Post-mortem histology