Forensic Pathology Reviews, Vol. 5

About this book

In this new volume of the globally recognized Forensic Pathology Reviews, Dr. Michael Tsokos has gathered chapters from the top experts in the field to reveal both the applied and scientific areas of expertise along the broad spectrum of forensics studies. Volume 5 piques the mind as leading forensic pathologists from the United States and around the world offer advanced insight into death caused environmental conditions, trauma, neuropathology, natural causes, and ballistics. The authors of this volume further their exploration as they impart research related to identification, serial murder, histopathology, and age estimation. While unveiling unsurpassed and cutting-edge knowledge, Forensic Pathology Reviews, Volume 5 will also inspire emerging forensic scientists to immerse themselves in innovative research.

Written for:

• Forensic pathologists and scientists

Keywords:

• Ballistics
• Forensic Age Estimation
• Forensic Histopathology
• Forensic Neuropathology
• Serial Murder

Table of contents

Preface

Contributors

Part I Death from Environmental Conditions

• Death Due to Hypothermia: Morphological findings, their pathogenesis and diagnostic value
  Burkhard Madea, Michael Tsokos, and Johanna Preuß

Part II Trauma

• Fatal Falls from Height
  Elisabeth E. Türk
• Understanding Craniofacial Blunt Force Injury: A biomechanical perspective
  Jules Kieser, Kelly Whittle, Brittany Wong, J Neil Waddell, Ionut Ichim, Michael Swain, Michael Taylor, and Helen Nicholson
• Electrocution and the Autopsy
  Regula Wick and Roger W. Byard

Part III Forensic Neuropathology

• Central Nervous System Alterations in Alcohol Abuse
  Andreas Büttner and Serge Weis
• The Medicolegal Evaluation of Excited Delirium
  James R. Gill

Part IV Death from Natural Causes

• Myocardial Bridging: Is it Really a Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death?
  Michael J. P. Biggs, Benjamin Swift, and Mary N. Sheppard
• Nontraumatic Intramuscular Hemorrhages Associated with Death Caused by Internal Diseases
  Friedrich Schulz, Holger Lach, and Klaus Püschel

Part V Ballistics

• Forensic Ballistics
  Bernd Karger

Part VI Identification

• Unique Characteristics at Autopsy that may be Useful in Identifying Human Remains
  Ellie K. Simpson and Roger W. Byard
• The Forensic and Cultural Implications of Tattooing
  Glenda E. Cains and Roger W. Byard

Part VII Serial Murder

• The Interaction, Roles, and Responsibilities of the FBI Profiler and the Forensic Pathologist in the Investigation of Serial Murder
  Tracey S. Corey, David T. Resch, and Mark A. Hilts

Part VIII Forensic Histopathology

• Forensic Histopathology
  Gilbert Lau and Siang Hui Lai

Part IX Forensic Age Estimation

• Forensic Age Estimation of Live Adolescents and Young Adults
  Andreas Schmeling, Walter Reisinger, Gunther Geserick, and Andreas Olze