Pulmonary aspiration of brain matter in a motor vehicle fatality : a case study
| dc.contributor.author | Weyers, Carmen Zenda | |
| dc.contributor.author | Makhoba, Musa Aubrey | |
| dc.contributor.author | Blumenthal, Ryan | |
| dc.contributor.email | carmen.weyers@up.ac.za | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-01T05:07:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-03 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We present the case of an adult man who was involved in a motor vehicle accident as a driver. Histological examination of the lung tissue showed the presence of brain tissue within the lumens of the bronchi and bronchioles. Aspiration of brain matter is a rare phenomenon, with only 1 case described in the literature. The finding of brain tissue within the bronchi and terminal bronchioles supports the scenario of a period of agonal respiration with consequent cerebral aspiration. This article adds to the limited literature, distinguishing antemortem or agonal aspiration from postmortem passive movement. | en_US |
| dc.description.department | Forensic Medicine | en_US |
| dc.description.embargo | 2023-08-10 | |
| dc.description.librarian | hj2022 | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://journals.lww.com/amjforensicmedicine/pages/default.aspx | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Weyers, C.Z., Makhoba, M.A. & Blumenthal, R. Pulmonary Aspiration of Brain Matter in a Motor Vehicle Fatality: A Case Study. American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. e1-e3, 2023. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000784. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1533-404X (online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1533-404X (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000784 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/87015 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins | en_US |
| dc.rights | © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. e1-e3, 2023. doi : 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000784. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Aspiration | en_US |
| dc.subject | Brain matter | en_US |
| dc.subject | Motor vehicle fatality | en_US |
| dc.subject | Forensic pathology | en_US |
| dc.title | Pulmonary aspiration of brain matter in a motor vehicle fatality : a case study | en_US |
| dc.type | Postprint Article | en_US |