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�ber die Aktions- und Handlungsf�higkeit bei schweren Sch�deltraumen

1967

Fur den als zu eng aufgefasten Begriff der Handlungsfahigkeit wird der Begriff der Aktionsfahigkeit vorgeschlagen und nach den biologischen Gegebenheiten vier Stufen derselben, namlich die Befahigung zur reflektorischen Aktion, die Moglichkeit zu Automatismen, die instinktive Reaktion und die Handlungsfahigkeit als bewustes Verhalten unterschieden. Anhand von Beispielen wird ausgefuhrt, das mit den Automatismen auch bei sofort todlichen Verletzungen zu rechnen sei. Eine positive Relation zwischen anatomischen Veranderungen und Uberlebenszeit, sowie den bei der Sektion feststellbaren Gehirnveranderungen und dem Bewustseinszustand hat sich nicht ergeben. Ein Ausschlus der Handlungsfahigkeit k…

Gynecologymedicine.medical_specialtyInjury controlSkull InjuriesAccident preventionbusiness.industrymedicinePoison controlbusinessPathology and Forensic MedicineDeutsche Zeitschrift f�r die Gesamte Gerichtliche Medizin
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Death by Facial and Skull Injuries of a Motorcyclist Wearing a Full-Face Helmet: Case Report and Literature Review

2016

We describe a case of death by facial and skull fractures with brain injuries of a motorcyclist wearing a full-face helmet. A 40-year-old man driving a high-powered motorcycle crashed violently into the rear of a stopped car. The main results from the autopsy revealed the deformation of the left orbito-zygomatic and fronto-temporoparietal regions corresponding to bone fractures with laceration at the left temporal lobe. The CT scan of the helmet revealed the detachment of the energy-absorbing liner. Moreover an impact speed of 93 Km/h resulted from the analysis of accident dynamics. We analysed the literature regarding the effectiveness of full-face helmets in reducing the risk of fatality …

Orthodonticsmedicine.medical_specialtySkull Injuriesmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryFacial-skull injurieLeft temporal lobetechnology industry and agriculture030208 emergency & critical care medicineAutopsyComputed tomographyequipment and suppliesFull face helmetSurgeryFull-face helmet03 medical and health sciencesSkull0302 clinical medicinemedicine.anatomical_structureSettore MED/43 - Medicina LegaleMedicine030212 general & internal medicineMotorcyclist deathbusinesshuman activities
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Central dislocation of the jaw-joint into the middle cranial fossa

1981

Summary The authors' case of central dislocation of the jaw-joint is used to discuss the incidence, mechanism of causation and the problems of clinical diagnosis, and the possible lines of treatment are listed. The management of the central dislocation in our case consisted of surgical reduction of the articular process by means of traction with hooked retractors over a fulcrum in the molar region.

Skull Injuriesbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentGeneral MedicineAnatomyTraction (orthopedics)Middle cranial fossaSkullmedicine.anatomical_structureSurgical reductionClinical diagnosismedicineSurgeryDislocationbusinessJournal of Maxillofacial Surgery
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