TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Chronic hydrocephalus and alcohol abuse in a young male suicide
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Montisci, Massimo
A1  - Terranova, Claudio
A1  - Snenghi, R.
A1  - Ferrara, S. D.
SP  - 320
EP  - 323
VL  - 27
IS  - 4
N2  - The paper describes a case of suicide in a young man affected by compensated chronic hydrocephalus who was subject to alcohol abuse. The case was studied by means of a complex set of analyses, including circumstantial and clinical data, anatomohistopathological findings, and chemicotoxicologic tests. What clearly emerges in the case is the importance of a continuing neuropsychological follow-up in patients with shunted hydrocephalus. The forensic interest in the case is due to the peculiar autopsy findings discussed in relation to the possible causes of sudden death in subjects with hydrocephalus.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.paf.0000233565.10261.08
ID  - ref1
ER  -