Massive pulmonary embolization with cerebral tissue due to gunshot wound to the head

S. Miyaishi; F. Moriya; Yuji Yamamoto; H. Ishizu

doi:10.3109/02699059409151007

Massive pulmonary embolization with cerebral tissue due to gunshot wound to the head

S. Miyaishi, F. Moriya, Yuji Yamamoto, H. Ishizu

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Abstract

Autopsy findings in a 22-year-old man who received a gunshot wound to the head and died at the scene are presented. Massive white-grey emboli were found in the pulmonary arteries, and these were identified as cerebral cortical or glial tissue by histological examination. It was thought that the momentary severe increase of intracranial pressure and simultaneous rupture of the superior sagittal sinus due to the kinetic energy of the bullet had caused the lacerated cerebral tissue to enter the blood stream.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	559-564
Number of pages	6
Journal	Brain Injury
Volume	8
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/02699059409151007
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 1994

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Clinical Neurology

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