title: Investigation of bleeding focus in the intracranial vertebral artery with the use of posterior neck dissection method in traumatic basal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
abstract: Traumatic basal subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by minor blunt trauma to the head or neck can lead to rapid collapse and death. The vertebral arteries are the vessels most commonly involved in such cases, but it is very difficult to find the bleeding focus in the vertebral arteries in routine autopsy because of the location of these vessels. Using the posterior neck dissection method, which is relatively easy and avoids artificial damage to the intracranial portion of the vertebral arteries, authors have identified tear sites in the intracranial artery in four out of five consecutive traumatic basal subarachnoid hemorrhage cases. In this report we show that this new method is useful for cases of traumatic basal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: National Forensic Service, 10, Ipchun-ro, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea. Electronic address: rivebt99@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Seongho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: National Forensic Service, 10, Ipchun-ro, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
authors.forename: Minjung
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: National Forensic Service, 10, Ipchun-ro, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
authors.forename: Bong Woo
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: National Forensic Service, 10, Ipchun-ro, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yu-Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: National Forensic Service, 10, Ipchun-ro, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Shik
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: National Forensic Service, 10, Ipchun-ro, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
authors.forename: Joong Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Seo
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D020206:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000473:pathology*; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Autopsy; Internal carotid artery; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Trauma; Vertebral artery