ANALYSIS OF 11 CASES DIED OF CEREBRAL TRAUMA / 中国法医学杂志

ABSTRACT

This paper reports 11 cases died of cerebral injuury. Grossly,various degree of cerebral contusions and subardchnoul hemorrhages were found in 10 cases, hemorrhags of brainstem in 3 cases and of hy-pohalamus in 1 case' Under light and scanning electron microscope, cerebral cortex contusions werefound in 10 cases, contusions and hemorrhages of white matter 3 cm far from the area of cerebral cortex contusbos in 6 cases, contusions of hypohalamus in 8 cases, of pons in 5 cases, of bulb in 4 cas-es, of lateral vertricular wall in 8 cases and of optic nerve in 4 cases. Degeneration, necrosis and is-chemical changes of nerve cells were found in 10 cases. Degeneration, disarrangement, breakage and necrosis of axon and myelin sheath in cerebrun and brainstems were Observed in 9 cases. In 7 out of 9cases, retfract balls of broken axons were seen. The causes of death of the cerebral trauma and the diffrential diagnosis were briefly discussed.