Fatal methanol intoxication with different survival times--morphological findings and postmortem methanol distribution.
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Fatal methanol intoxication with different survival times--morphological findings and postmortem methanol distribution. / Andresen, Hilke; Schmoldt, H; Matschke, Jakob; Flachskampf, F A; Türk, Elisabeth.
In: FORENSIC SCI INT, Vol. 179, No. 2-3, 2-3, 2008, p. 206-210.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Fatal methanol intoxication with different survival times--morphological findings and postmortem methanol distribution.
AU - Andresen, Hilke
AU - Schmoldt, H
AU - Matschke, Jakob
AU - Flachskampf, F A
AU - Türk, Elisabeth
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Three corresponding cases of fatal methanol intoxication with different survival times were investigated ante-mortem and postmortem. Ante-mortem serum methanol concentrations were determined during treatment in hospital for 4 days. Furthermore, postmortem distribution of methanol in various tissues and fluids was measured after autopsy. Morphological and toxicological findings are discussed based on the literature. The morphological findings correlated with the different survival times. The results of the toxicological analyses were partly in keeping with previously published data. Interestingly, very high methanol levels were determined in brain with very low concentrations in femoral venous blood. These results may have implications for postmortem toxicological analysis, brain death diagnosis and organ explanation for transplantation.
AB - Three corresponding cases of fatal methanol intoxication with different survival times were investigated ante-mortem and postmortem. Ante-mortem serum methanol concentrations were determined during treatment in hospital for 4 days. Furthermore, postmortem distribution of methanol in various tissues and fluids was measured after autopsy. Morphological and toxicological findings are discussed based on the literature. The morphological findings correlated with the different survival times. The results of the toxicological analyses were partly in keeping with previously published data. Interestingly, very high methanol levels were determined in brain with very low concentrations in femoral venous blood. These results may have implications for postmortem toxicological analysis, brain death diagnosis and organ explanation for transplantation.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 179
SP - 206
EP - 210
JO - FORENSIC SCI INT
JF - FORENSIC SCI INT
SN - 0379-0738
IS - 2-3
M1 - 2-3
ER -
