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      • The autopsy, more correctly called necropsy, is a sequel and a completion of the study of disease after death. It consists of an examination of the corpses to determine the cause of death based on lesions found, in collaboration with clinical, radiological and laboratory data (1).
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  2. The definition of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) states the necropsy examination fails to show a cause of death. Nevertheless, continuing pathologic investigation of the infant who dies suddenly and unexpectedly is of paramount importance in order to (1) establish a diagnosis of SIDS with certa …

  3. Mar 19, 2019 · The appropriate term is “necropsy,” derived from necro (“death”) and the aforementioned opsis. So, all autopsies are necropsies, but not all necropsies are autopsies! In both instances, the procedure is the dissection of a body to determine why the individual died.

  4. Sep 3, 1994 · EDITOR, - In 1992, at the second international conference on the sudden infant death syndrome in Australia, it was decided to keep the 1969 definition: “the death of an infant or young child, which is unexpected by history and in whom a thorough necropsy examination fails to reveal an adequate cause of death.”

    • E A Mitchell, D M P Becroft, R W Byard, P J Berry, P J Fleming, H F Krous, K Helweg-Larsen, M Valdes...
    • 1994
  5. autopsy, or necropsy or postmortem , Dissection and examination of a dead body to determine cause of death and learn about disease processes in ways that are not possible with the living.

  6. May 9, 2014 · Summary. A necropsy is performed to determine the possible cause of death and/or to detect induced or coincidental pathological alterations in tissues. The tools to perform a necropsy will vary not only by species, the type of dissection that is required, and personal preferences.

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