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Citation

Benali L, Abalan F, Christin E, Abriat F, Liguoro D, Gromb S. Forensic Sci. Int. 2013; 226(1-3): e9-11.

Affiliation

Pôle Médico-Judiciaire, CHU Pellegrin, 33076 Bordeaux, France. Electronic address: larbi.benali@chu-bordeaux.fr.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.12.003

PMID

23273943

Abstract

Self-inflicted stab injury to the skull, particularly in the neurocranium, is a rare method used to commit suicide. Herein is presented a case of a 26-year old woman with a temporal wound found by her partner in their home. No weapon was found in the approximate environment and the victim said that she fell. A CT scan performed at admission to the emergency room was interpreted as being compatible with injury from falls. A second CT scan in a neurosurgical unit suggested a cranio-cerebral injury from a sharp object; aggression was suspected. The discording elements led to an interview with a psychiatrist and diagnosis of attempted suicide through the action of a knife in the context of severe depression. This is a rare case that implicates a depressive woman and stabbing directly to the neurocranium.


Language: en

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