Spinal nerve root ß-APP staining in infants is not a reliable indicator of trauma.
Forensic Sci Int
; 212(1-3): e31-5, 2011 Oct 10.
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ABSTRACT
This preliminary communication describes seven babies with ß-amyloid precursor protein (ßAPP) positive axonal swellings in nerve roots at multiple levels of the spinal cord. All seven babies died of natural causes. Two died in utero providing evidence for nerve root injury in the absence of trauma, two died within one day of birth and the possibility of birth related injury has to be considered. Three babies were over one month of age and had no history or pathological evidence of trauma. These findings show that if axonal injury is carefully sought in every infant death, not just in babies where trauma is suspected, it will be found in a proportion of babies dying from natural diseases. While spinal nerve root axonal injury in infants may suggest trauma, it is not, in itself, diagnostic of trauma.
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Traumatismos da Medula Espinal
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Raízes Nervosas Espinhais
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Ferimentos e Lesões
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Causas de Morte
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Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide
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Lesão Axonal Difusa
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En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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