Drowning Death due to an Epileptic Attack of a Patient with Sturge Weber syndrome: An Autopsy Report.
- Author:
Hanna KANG
1
;
Jaehong PARK
;
Tae Jung KWON
;
Young Sik CHOI
;
Hyung nam KOO
;
Seong Ho KIM
;
Tae Kong KIM
;
Minjung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
neurocutaneous syndromes;
sudden death;
Sturge Weber syndrome;
epilepsy
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Death, Sudden;
Drowning;
Epilepsy;
Humans;
Intracranial Hemorrhages;
Neurocutaneous Syndromes;
Sturge-Weber Syndrome;
Thrombosis
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2010;34(2):136-139
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Sturge Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare, congenital neurocutaneous syndrome. We rarely experienced neurocutaneous disorders in forensic practice but there are unexpected sudden deaths of patients with SWS due to epilepsy, intracranial hemorrhage, thromboses and secondary accident. We introduce a case of drowning death probably due to an epileptic attack of a person diagnosed as a patient of SWS by an autopsy. We review some of the neurocutaneous syndromes and a discussion of autopsy approach is presented.
