TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Hair analysis interpretation of an unusual case of alleged scopolamine-facilitated sexual assault
JO  - Forensic toxicology
A1  - Castro, Ana de
A1  - Lendoiro, Elena
A1  - Quintela, Oscar
A1  - Concheiro, Marta
A1  - López-Rivadulla, Manuel
A1  - Cruz, Angelines
SP  - 193
EP  - 198
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
N2  - The apparent victim in an alleged scopolamine-facilitated sexual assault case requested a toxicological hair analysis. Hair decontamination wash solvents were evaporated and stored until analysis. Hair was incubated with 2 ml of 0.01 M phosphate buffer (pH 8.4), and liquid-liquid extracted. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric analysis of hair extracts revealed the presence of scopolamine at concentrations lower than the limit of quantification. However, scopolamine was also present in the last of the wash solvents, with wash/hair ratios >4, suggesting external contamination of the hair rather than drug use. These findings emphasize the importance of analyzing wash solvents for the correct interpretation of results in toxicological hair analysis.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1860-8965
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11419-012-0141-x
ID  - ref1
ER  -