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Feb 29, 2024 · ¶ The 100% alcohol-attributable chronic causes of death included alcohol abuse, alcohol cardiomyopathy, alcohol dependence syndrome, alcohol polyneuropathy, alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis, and alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis, alcoholic gastritis, alcoholic liver disease, alcoholic myopathy, and alcoholic psychosis.
Jan 18, 2010 · Necropsy or autopsy means “seeing for yourself”. It is a systematic examination of the body after death for the purpose of not only determining the cause of death, but to explain pathogenesis of the cause of death and identifying other pathology/pathologies associated with the case .
- Olugbenga A. Silas, Adeyi A. Adoga, Agabus N. Manasseh, Godwin O. Echejoh, Barnabas M. Mandong, Rahi...
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The DSM-5 defines AUD as a problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by at least 2 of the following 11 symptoms occurring within a 12-month period. 2 The number of symptoms determines the severity: 2 to 3 symptoms for mild AUD, 4 to 5 for moderate, and 6 or more for severe.
Mar 18, 2019 · Abstract. Death due to acute alcohol poisoning lacks specific anatomical characteristics, compared with other deaths due to drug poisoning. We report three forensic cases of death from acute alcohol poisoning due to inhibition of the respiratory centre and eventual asphyxia.
- Hui Wang, Hongmei Xu, Wencan Li, Beixu Li, Qun Shi, Kaijun Ma, Bi Xiao, Long Chen
- 10.1080/20961790.2019.1572259
- 2020
- Forensic Sci Res. 2020; 5(4): 341-347.
Excessive alcohol use is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States, 1 and it was responsible for more than 95,000 deaths each year during 2011–2015. 2 It is a risk factor for unintentional and intentional injuries. 3 Binge drinking (i.e., the consumption of four or more drinks for women, or five or more drinks for men, on an occa...
- 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.03.025
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May 2, 2017 · Telangiectasias. Impaired cognitive function. Signs of liver failure. Signs of physical trauma. Medical complications: Respiratory suppression: can occur after acute consumption of large amounts of alcohol and can be fatal. Wernicke’s encephalopathy: triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and confusion due to thiamine deficiency, reversible.
Clinical suspicion of > 1 cause of liver disease (eg, alcohol plus viral hepatitis) Desire for a precise prediction of prognosis. Liver biopsy confirms liver disease, helps identify excessive alcohol use as the likely cause, and establishes the stage of liver injury.
