[Certain aspects of diffuse axonal injury to the brain in the case of head trauma].

The analysis of the special literature and original clinical-morphological investigations provided the data on the localization and pathology of diffuse axonal injuries to the brain at different stages of the craniocerebral trauma. The role of diffuse axonal injury in the development of life-threatening changes and correlation of their development with the rotational theory of head damage are considered.

[Time of death software product as a readily available tool for the work of a forensic medical expert at the place of occurrence].

The present paper is devoted to the possibility of using the Time of Death software product (free supplement for iPhone) as a readily available tool for the work of a forensic medical expert at the place of occurrence that may be helpful for the determination of prescription of death coming during the examination of a corpse in the early postmortem period at the place of occurrence (the site of discovery).

[The state of forensic medical expertise of civil cases concerning medical disputes].

It is concluded that the current state of forensic medical expertise of civil cases concerning disputable issues, such as causing harm to health in medical practice, does not meet the requirements of the relevant legal procedures.

[Studies of dentition abnormalities in children of the Republic of Armenia for the purpose of personality identification].

This paper reports the results of investigations carried out to elucidate the frequency and the structure of various forms of abnormalities of dentition among the children of the preschool and school age in the Republic of Armenia. These data may be of help for the forensic medical personality identification especially for the expertise of unrecognized corpses. Moreover, these data provide an indirect picture of the prevalence of abnormalities of dentition among the adult population of the country. Specifically they may sometimes be used to identify the ethnic and/or racial background of a person.

[Study of anatomical and topographical peculiarities of the mucosal pattern on the dorsal surface of the tongue in the immediate and late postmortem periods].

The authors present information about anatomical and topographical peculiarities of the patterns of the mucous membrane at the backside surface of the tongue in the immediate and late postmortem periods. The apparent dynamics of the structural changes on this surface does not exclude the possibility of using them as the criteria for personality identification within 1 month after death.