Was the Hydranencephaly Defense Valid for the Death of a Child?: A Case Report
Hydranencephaly is a central nervous system disorder at birth in which brain's cerebral hemispheres are absent and replaced by sacks filled with CSF. The prevalence of hydranencephaly is less than 1 in 10,000 births, with 0.2 percent of children autopsies showing the condition. A case of hydran...
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| author | Imad M. Al-Abdallat Ibrahim H. Alhabash Asma M. Alshaeb Hasan A. Abder-Rahman |
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| description | Hydranencephaly is a central nervous system disorder at birth in which brain's cerebral hemispheres are absent and replaced by sacks filled with CSF. The prevalence of hydranencephaly is less than 1 in 10,000 births, with 0.2 percent of children autopsies showing the condition.
A case of hydranencephaly is described in this report. This was discovered during the medicolegal autopsy of a newborn male infant who was accidentally found dead in a wastebasket. Presented here are the results of external examination, autopsy, histological, and toxicological findings. The fact that hydranencephaly was the accused mother's sole and most potent defense in proving her innocence was underlined here, since the presence of such an argument was enough to arouse suspicion that it was a case of infanticide committed by the mother. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35fd16ed61694b9baf79098fb46634c12024-03-12T12:27:57ZaraNaif University Publishing HouseArab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine1658-67861658-67942021-12-013233133510.26735/RBJB71511312Was the Hydranencephaly Defense Valid for the Death of a Child?: A Case ReportImad M. Al-Abdallat0Ibrahim H. Alhabash1Asma M. Alshaeb2Hasan A. Abder-Rahman3Pathology and Forensic Medicine Department, School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanPathology and Forensic Medicine Department, School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanPathology and Forensic Medicine Department, School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanPathology and Forensic Medicine Department, School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanHydranencephaly is a central nervous system disorder at birth in which brain's cerebral hemispheres are absent and replaced by sacks filled with CSF. The prevalence of hydranencephaly is less than 1 in 10,000 births, with 0.2 percent of children autopsies showing the condition. A case of hydranencephaly is described in this report. This was discovered during the medicolegal autopsy of a newborn male infant who was accidentally found dead in a wastebasket. Presented here are the results of external examination, autopsy, histological, and toxicological findings. The fact that hydranencephaly was the accused mother's sole and most potent defense in proving her innocence was underlined here, since the presence of such an argument was enough to arouse suspicion that it was a case of infanticide committed by the mother.https://journals.nauss.edu.sa/index.php/AJFSFM/article/view/1608forensic scienceforensic pathologyhydranencephalyinfanticideautopsy |
| spellingShingle | Imad M. Al-Abdallat Ibrahim H. Alhabash Asma M. Alshaeb Hasan A. Abder-Rahman Was the Hydranencephaly Defense Valid for the Death of a Child?: A Case Report Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine forensic science forensic pathology hydranencephaly infanticide autopsy |
| title | Was the Hydranencephaly Defense Valid for the Death of a Child?: A Case Report |
| title_full | Was the Hydranencephaly Defense Valid for the Death of a Child?: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Was the Hydranencephaly Defense Valid for the Death of a Child?: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Was the Hydranencephaly Defense Valid for the Death of a Child?: A Case Report |
| title_short | Was the Hydranencephaly Defense Valid for the Death of a Child?: A Case Report |
| title_sort | was the hydranencephaly defense valid for the death of a child a case report |
| topic | forensic science forensic pathology hydranencephaly infanticide autopsy |
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