Retroclival hemorrhage due to blunt force head trauma: An autopsy case report

Retroclival hemorrhage due to blunt force head trauma: An autopsy case report

Retroclival hemorrhages in adults are very rare and are mostly associated with trauma. Prompt diagnosis is usually very important to avoid neurological deficits and even death. We present a case of retroclival hemorrhage identified at autopsy in a 37 year old man who had a history of trauma.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Priscilla Githinji, Samantha Mukhonjia, Washington Ochieng, Edwin Walong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Forensic Science International: Reports
Subjects:
Retroclival
Odontoid
Pituitary hemorrhage
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910720300116
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spelling doaj-724cfe828ad84c8ea6db87979647a7bb2020-11-25T03:56:17ZengElsevierForensic Science International: Reports2665-91072020-12-012100065Retroclival hemorrhage due to blunt force head trauma: An autopsy case reportPriscilla Githinji0Samantha Mukhonjia1Washington Ochieng2Edwin Walong3Department of Human Pathology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya; Corresponding author.Department of Human Pathology, University of Nairobi, P.O Box 19676-00202, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Human Pathology, University of Nairobi, P.O Box 19676-00202, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Human Pathology, University of Nairobi, P.O Box 19676-00202, Nairobi, KenyaRetroclival hemorrhages in adults are very rare and are mostly associated with trauma. Prompt diagnosis is usually very important to avoid neurological deficits and even death. We present a case of retroclival hemorrhage identified at autopsy in a 37 year old man who had a history of trauma.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910720300116RetroclivalOdontoidPituitary hemorrhage
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Washington Ochieng
Edwin Walong
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Samantha Mukhonjia
Washington Ochieng
Edwin Walong
Retroclival hemorrhage due to blunt force head trauma: An autopsy case report
Forensic Science International: Reports
Retroclival
Odontoid
Pituitary hemorrhage
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Samantha Mukhonjia
Washington Ochieng
Edwin Walong
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title Retroclival hemorrhage due to blunt force head trauma: An autopsy case report
title_short Retroclival hemorrhage due to blunt force head trauma: An autopsy case report
title_full Retroclival hemorrhage due to blunt force head trauma: An autopsy case report
title_fullStr Retroclival hemorrhage due to blunt force head trauma: An autopsy case report
title_full_unstemmed Retroclival hemorrhage due to blunt force head trauma: An autopsy case report
title_sort retroclival hemorrhage due to blunt force head trauma: an autopsy case report
publisher Elsevier
series Forensic Science International: Reports
issn 2665-9107
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Retroclival hemorrhages in adults are very rare and are mostly associated with trauma. Prompt diagnosis is usually very important to avoid neurological deficits and even death. We present a case of retroclival hemorrhage identified at autopsy in a 37 year old man who had a history of trauma.
topic Retroclival
Odontoid
Pituitary hemorrhage
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910720300116
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