Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology

Article	Citations
Autopsy findings in COVID-19-related deaths: a literature review	129
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) following recent Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination	40
Cytokine storm and histopathological findings in 60 cases of COVID-19-related death: from viral load research to immunohistochemical quantification of major players IL-1β, IL-6, IL-15 and TNF-α	32
A technical report from the Italian SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. Postmortem sampling and autopsy investigation in cases of suspected or probable COVID-19	30
The role of restraint in fatal excited delirium: a research synthesis and pooled analysis	25
COVID-19 in the autopsy room–requirements, safety, recommendations and pathological findings	23
Another suicide by sodium nitrite and multiple drugs: an alarming trend for “exit”?	23
Potential use of deep learning techniques for postmortem imaging	21
The handling of SARS-CoV-2 associated deaths - infectivity of the body	20
Microbiology in minimally invasive autopsy: best techniques to detect infection. ESGFOR (ESCMID study group of forensic and post-mortem microbiology) guidelines	18
Increasing use of sodium nitrite in suicides—an emerging trend	16
Post-mortem persistence of SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary study	14
Vitriolage (vitriolism) - a medico-socio-legal review	14
An autopsy case of sodium nitrite-induced methemoglobinemia with various post-mortem analyses	14
Management of the dead during COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia	12
Comparison of conventional autopsy with post-mortem magnetic resonance, computed tomography in determining the cause of unexplained death	12
Fatal poisoning by ingestion of a self-prepared oleander leaf infusion	12
Delivering harm reduction to the community and frontline medical practitioners through the South Australian Drug Early Warning System (SADEWS)	11
The roles of medical examiners in the COVID-19 era: a comparison between the United States and Italy	11
Hippocampal abnormalities and seizures: a 16-year single center review of sudden unexpected death in childhood, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and SIDS	10
Is the role of forensic medicine in the covid-19 pandemic underestimated?	10
Explosion-related deaths: An overview on forensic evaluation and implications	10
Soil chemical markers distinguishing human and pig decomposition islands: a preliminary study	10
Autopsy findings of COVID-19 in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Death of a young woman with cyclic vomiting: a case report	9

Comparison of Isohelix™ and Rayon swabbing systems for touch DNA recovery from metal surfaces	8
The possibility of identifying brain hemorrhage in putrefied bodies with PMCT	8
Importance of dashboard camera (Dash Cam) analysis in fatal vehicle–pedestrian crash reconstruction	8
Suicide by vaping the synthetic cannabinoid 4F-MDMB-BINACA: cannabinoid receptors and fluoride at the crossroads of toxicity?	8
Post-mortem CT lung findings at a medicolegal institute in SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positive cases with autopsy correlation	8
Evaluation of the efficiency of Isohelix™ and Rayon swabs for recovery of DNA from metal surfaces	8
Non-human bones in forensic casework: not such a trivial problem	8
Beyond the visible spectrum – applying 3D multispectral full-body imaging to the VirtoScan system	8
RiFNet: Automated rib fracture detection in postmortem computed tomography	7
Study of backspatter using high-speed video of experimental gunshots	7
Age determination of the adult blow fly Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) through quantitative pteridine fluorescence analysis	7
Fatal intoxication with new synthetic cannabinoids 5F-MDMB-PICA and 4F-MDMB-BINACA—parent compounds and metabolite identification in blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid	7
An alarming rise in the prevalence of deaths with methamphetamine involved in Tehran, Iran 2011-2018	7
Police reporting in cases of sexual assault – a 10-year study of reported cases, unreported cases, and cases with delayed reporting	7
Is it time for targeted and minimally invasive post-mortem examination using total body computed tomography in a medicolegal autopsy?	7
A cranio-encephalic trauma due to electric-scooter accident: could the wearing of a helmet reduce this risk?	7
Death due to consumption of ibogaine: case report	7
A comparative study of conducted electrical weapon incapacitation during a goal-directed task	7
Determining a sampling regime for PCR detection of respiratory tract viral infection at coronial post-mortem examinations	6
Academic referencing – a dying art	6
Death in the Arctic – the tragic fate of members of the Franklin expedition (1845)	6
Autopsy findings in drivers and passengers from fatal motor vehicle collisions: limited differences in injury patterns and toxicological test results	6
The craniotomy box: an innovative method of containing hazardous aerosols generated during skull saw use in autopsy on a COVID-19 body	6
Estimating heart mass from heart volume as measured from post-mortem computed tomography	6
DNA isolated from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded healthy tissue after 30 years of storage can be used for forensic studies	6
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with COVID-19: an autopsy case report	6
Emergence of Cumyl-PEGACLONE-related fatalities in the Northern Territory of Australia	6
Highly cited forensic practitioners in the discipline legal and forensic medicine and the importance of peer-review and publication for admission of expert testimony	6
Impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on sexual assault cases in Eastern Denmark – a retrospective clinical forensic study	6
A simplified protocol for the detection of blood, saliva, and semen from a single biological trace using immunochromatographic tests	6
Traumatic axonal injury: neuropathological features, postmortem diagnostic methods, and strategies	6
The physiologic effects of a new generation conducted electrical weapon on human volunteers at rest	6
Suicidal tandem bullets to the heart with subsequent embolization – a case report	5
Clinical forensic height measurements on injured people using a multi camera device for 3D documentation	5
The optimal post-eclosion interval while estimating the post-mortem interval based on an empty puparium	5
Postmortem predation by a clowder of domestic cats	5
Dried matrix spots: an evolving trend in the toxicological field	5
Patricide and overkill: a review of the literature and case report of a murder with Capgras delusion	5
A case of persistent severe sequelae of COVID-19 infection: potential role in sudden death?	5
How does mass loss compare with total body score when assessing decomposition of human and pig cadavers?	5
The human intervertebral disc as a source of DNA for molecular identification	5
Improved medical treatment could explain a decrease in homicides with a single stab wound	5
Fatal Epstein-Barr virus infection in an immunocompetent host: a postmortem diagnosis	4
Analysis of the risk of traumatic brain injury and evaluation neurogranin and myelin basic protein as potential biomarkers of traumatic brain injury in postmortem examination	4
Cadaveric ichthyofauna of the Madeira River in the Amazon basin: the myth of man-eating piranhas	4
Death scene investigation and autopsy proceedings in identifying the victims of the terror attack on the Breitscheidplatz in Berlin 19th December 2016	4
An unusual patterned injury from homicidal craniocerebral impalement with a metal chair leg	4
Hanging disguised as bondage: accidental or suicidal death?	4
Issues that arise in the assessment of pedestrian deaths	4
Greenish-blue discoloration of the brain and heart after treatment with methylene blue	4

Ludwig angina and sudden death	4
Toxicological investigations in a death involving 2-MAPB	4
Confusion between firearms and electrical weapons as a factor in police shootings	4
Entrapment within an ottoman storage bed: an unusual accidental asphyxial death	4
Sudden death of a young adult with coronary artery vasculitis, coronary aneurysms, parvovirus B19 infection and Kawasaki disease	4
Utility of the sternal synostosis for age-at-death estimation in a Mediterranean population	4
Various fatal complications of urolithiasis	4
Spontaneous iliac vein rupture in the setting of a long dwelling intravenous vena cava filter	4
Effects of high temperature on dental restorative materials for forensic purposes	4
Noninvasive 7 tesla MRI of fatal craniocerebral gunshots – a glance into the future of radiologic wound ballistics	4
Sudden cardiac deaths have higher proportion of left stellate ganglionitis	4
Does listing of individual contributions in “Mega-Authorship” papers always follow best practice guidelines?	4
Factitious disorders in Germany–a detailed insight	4
The potential of Raman and FT-IR spectroscopic methods for the detection of chlorine in human nail samples	4
Tattoo visualization using cross-polarized lighting and infrared photography	4
Could herbal soup be a potentially unrecognized cause of hepatotoxicity at autopsy?	4
Characteristics of fatal insulin overdoses	4
Sexual assault examination and COVID-19: risk reduction strategies in conducting forensic medical examinations of a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 positive patient in Melbourne hospital hot zones	4
Fatal hemorrhage complicated with methamphetamine poisoning and its post-mortem CT features	3
Electrical weapons and rhabdomyolysis	3
Orofacial injuries in child family homicide: a population study	3
Incidence of the diagnosis of factitious disorders – Nationwide comparison study between Germany and Norway	3
Autopsy or anatomical dissection: evidence of a craniotomy in a 17th–eighteenth century burial site (Ravenna, Italy)	3
An investigation of demographic and drug-use patterns in fentanyl and carfentanil deaths in Ontario	3
Gastro-esophageal pharmacobezoar	3
Unusual (self-)injuries in a case of hanging	3
Postmortem diagnostics of assumed suicidal food anaphylaxis in prison: a unique case of anaphylactic death due to peach ingestion	3
High prevalence of non-accidental trauma among deceased children presenting at Level I trauma centers in the Netherlands	3
Organ transplantation in Arabian Gulf countries: ethical and legal practice and beyond	3
Potential use of deep learning techniques for postmortem imaging—moving beyond postmortem radiology	3
Fatal secondary aortoduodenal fistula diagnosed with postmortem computed tomography angiography	3
A comparative autopsy study of the injury distribution and severity between suicidal and accidental high falls	3
Asphyxia caused by delayed subglottic stenosis after neck trauma	3
Mob justice fatalities in South Africa: a forensic mortuary study	3
Comparison of superficial wound documentation using 2D forensic photography, 3D photogrammetry, Botscan© and VR with real-life examination	3
Autopsy case of fatal hypoglycemia following ingestion of a therapeutic dose of tramadol	3
Lethal hemorrhage from iliac vein rupture complicating inferior vena cava thrombosis demonstrated by post-mortem CT angiography	3
Vaginal injuries after consensual sexual intercourse — a survey among office-based gynecologists in Hamburg, Germany	3
Short tandem repeat (STR) instability in the oral mucosa of patients submitted to fixed orthodontic therapy: a limitation of STR profile quality for human identification	3
Correlation of age, sex and season with the state of human decomposition as quantified by postmortem computed tomography	3
A review of deadly accidents involving fireworks in Denmark	3
The ongoing loss of historical material from institutions	3
Gunshot trauma in human long bones: towards practical diagnostic guidance for forensic anthropologists	3
An examination of the intrapuparial development of Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann, 1819) (Calliphoridae: Diptera) at three different temperatures	2
Typology of murder-suicides in Berlin according to a longitudinal study based on autopsy files	2
The prognostic value of the Frank sign	2
A rare case of sudden death due to aortogastric fistula after endovascular aortic repair of the descending aorta	2
Fox sign in a case of terminal stage pancreatic cancer and suggestions for diagnosis	2
Regarding “A technical report from the Italian SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. Postmortem sampling and autopsy investigation in cases of suspected or probable COVID-19”	2
Another umbrella murder? – A rare case of Minamata disease	2
Sudden death due to rupture of an aortic syphilitic aneurysm	2
Signet-ring cell appearance of atrophic fat cells	2
Ballistic trauma caused by military rifles: experimental study based on synthetic skull proxies	2
Correction to: Cytokine storm and histopathological findings in 60 cases of COVID-19-related death: from viral load research to immunohistochemical quantification of major players IL-1β, IL-6, IL-15 a	2
Vertebral artery transection: an unusual lethal seat belt injury	2
The intervertebral discs’ fibrocartilage as a DNA source for genetic identification in severely charred cadavers	2
Traumatic herniation of intestine through ruptured skin at the ankle	2
The potential side effects of herbal preparations in domestic animals	2
Microbiomes in forensic botany: a review	2
Visceral artery aneurysmal lesion of the omentum – a rare cause of spontaneous fatal intra-abdominal hemorrhage	2
Academic standing and publication	2
Medullary thyroid carcinoma with diabetic ketoacidosis: an autopsy case report and literature review	2
Human DNA collection from police dogs: technique and application	2
Can post-mortem coronary artery calcium scores aid diagnosis in young sudden death?	2
Fatal iatrogenic cardiac tamponade due to central venous catheterization	2
Wildlife crime in Croatia	2
Rarely fatal bilateral re-expansion pulmonary edema after inserting a chest tube for unilateral spontaneous pneumothorax: a case report	2
Fuel tank injury in a fatal motorcycle accident	2
Death due to hanging: a retrospective descriptive study of the socioeconomic and demographic profiles of hanging victims in central South Africa	2
Isolation and characterization of human DNA recovered from Cimex hemipterus (F.) (Hemiptera:Cimicidae)	2
Video image of genital melanosis provides strong evidence to support identification of a sexual offender	2
Findings and inferences from full autopsies, minimally invasive autopsies and biopsy studies in patients who died as a result of COVID19 — A systematic review	2
The use of gelling agents to preserve burnt teeth within the dental alveoli for dental human identification – a study utilising sheep mandibles	2
Geographic variability in homicide rates following the COVID-19 pandemic	2
A review of the causes and risk factors for sudden unexpected death in the young	2
Sudden death due to tension pneumothorax associated with pulmonary tuberculosis	2
mRNA microarray analysis for the identification of potential biomarkers for vital reaction in burned skin: a preliminary pilot study	2
Fatal donkey bite in children: a case report	2
Cinematic rendering of a burst sagittal suture caused by an occipito-frontal gunshot wound	2
Expression of FcεRIα and tryptase in human lung tissue during drug-induced anaphylactic death	2

Degradation of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA after γ-irradiation and its effect on forensic genotyping	2
An unusual case of hypothermia and paradoxical undressing	2
Suicide by inhalation of butane gas through a homemade adaptation of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) face mask	2
Ectopic right thoracic kidney associated with Bochdalek hernia as the cause of diagnostic confusion	2
Fatal bleeding after transfemoral coronary angiography in anorexia nervosa	2
Buried penis and morbid obesity	2
A study into the viability of Synbone® as a proxy for Sus scrofa (domesticus) ribs for use with 7.62 × 51 mm Full Metal Jacket ammunition in ballistic testing	2
Seat belt asphyxia as a lethal mechanism in motor vehicle crashes	2