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- Sudden death, motor vehicle accident, cerebellar tumourPublication . Simoes da Silva, Beatriz; Marques, C.; Coelho, S.; Ribeiro, O.; Vieira, Duarte NunoINTRODUCTION Portuguese forensic law determines that all the mortal victims of traffic accidents must be subjected to a forensic autopsy. In this particular case, a traffic accident with minor injury lead to unbalance a previous tumoral pathology with an unusual location (...)
- A silent death sentence. Traumatic vertebral artery dissectionPublication . Simón, A.; Vieira, Duarte Nuno; Simoes da Silva, BeatrizAlthough some traumatic injuries are not noticeable at the time they are produced and cause little or no symptoms, they should not be considered harmless. In fact, some of them can lead to a mortal outcome, if not perceived and treated promptly. This is the case of vertebral artery dissection. Vertebral artery dissection can occur after relatively minor head and neck injuries and precipitating events, mainly associated with minor indirect mechanisms causing hyperextension or sudden rotation of the neck such as motor vehicle accidents. It occurs in association with cervical spine fractures in almost 70% of the cases. Cerebellum and brainstem infarcts are typical findings that arouse neurological symptoms. These symptoms can be delayed in time, (...)