Suicide in Adana region (1997-2001): A 5 year retrospective study

3rd European-Academy-of-Forensic-Science Meeting -- SEP 22-27, 2003 -- ISTANBUL, TURKEYWOS: 000185538200608…European Acad Forens Sci, Istanbul Univ, Inst Forens Sc

BOCHDALEK HERNIA IN ADULTHOOD - A REVIEW AND AN AUTOPSY CASE-REPORT

WOS: A1994NY09600026PubMed ID: 8064271Bochdalek hernia is rare in adulthood with fewer than 100 cases having been reported in the world literature. We present a delayed case of Bochdalek hernia in an adult leading to sudden death, first diagnosed at medicolegal autopsy

Bochdalek hernia in adulthood: A review and an autopsy case report

PubMedID: 8064271Bochdalek hernia is rare in adulthood with fewer than 100 cases having been reported in the world literature. We present a delayed case of Bochdalek hernia in an adult leading to sudden death, first diagnosed at medicolegal autopsy

The importance of autopsy in the cases those were reported as traffic accidents

3rd European-Academy-of-Forensic-Science Meeting -- SEP 22-27, 2003 -- ISTANBUL, TURKEYWOS: 000185538200487…European Acad Forens Sci, Istanbul Univ, Inst Forens Sc

Determination of pesticides in postmortem blood and bone marrow of pesticide treated rabbits

PubMedID: 19446970Forensic toxicological analyses have traditionally focused on the use of blood, body fluids, and certain organs in examinations of deaths due to intoxication. However, in some situations, putrefaction and contamination make proper sampling from tissues impossible, such as in exhumation cases. In these cases, bone marrow might be useful as an alternative specimen since it is a potential depot for drugs. This study aims to determine pesticides in postmortem and putrefied bone marrow of pesticide treated rabbits, so as to reveal the diagnostic value of toxicological analysis of bone marrow in exhumation cases. Out of thirteen rabbits, a 110 mg/kg dose of endosulfan was orally given to six through a gavage tool, and a 2500 mg/kg dose of diazinon was given to six using the same method. One rabbit was not treated with anything and served as a control sample. Venous blood, liver, lung, kidney, brain, and bone marrow samples were collected just after spontaneous death or cervical dislocation. After this, the rabbits were buried in soil. All of them were exhumed 1 month later, and putrefied viscera and bone marrow were sampled. Blood and tissue samples underwent solvent extraction and solid phase extraction, and then the samples were analyzed by GC-MS. Mean residue levels of diazinon in early postmortem samples were 85 mg/kg, 71 mg/kg, 23 mg/kg, 21 mg/kg, 19 mg/kg, and 0.4 mg/l in the liver, bone marrow, kidney, lung, brain, and blood, respectively. Mean residue levels of diazinon in the putrefied body were 3327 mg/kg in putrefied viscera and 1783 mg/kg in the bone marrow. Mean residue levels of endosulfan isomers and metabolites in early postmortem samples (blood, liver, lung, kidney, brain, and bone marrow) were 0.46 mg/kg (endosulfan sulfate), 0.32 mg/kg (alpha and beta isomers of endosulfan), and 0.14 mg/kg (endosulfan ether) while the same levels were 0.26 mg/kg (endosulfan sulfate), 0.24 mg/kg (alpha and beta isomers of endosulfan), and 0.1 mg/kg (endosulfan ether) in putrefied samples (putrefied bone marrow and putrefied viscera). Based on these experimental results, it can be concluded that cause of death can be determined as acute pesticide poisoning by toxicological analysis of samples from bone marrow and putrefied viscera in exhumation cases. © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.TF 2006 LTP 3Çukurova University Research Foundation provided the financial support for this work (grant No.: TF 2006 LTP 3). The authors would like to acknowledge Dr. Y. Kenan Daglioglu, head of Çukurova University Medical and Experimental Research Center for his precious help

Haplotype data for the 12 RM Y-STR loci in a Syrian population

Researches with RM Y-STRs have shown that these loci provide substantially higher haplotype diversity and haplotype discrimination capacity in worldwide populations when compared with the YSTRs commonly used in genetic forensics. The aim of this study was to develop an allelic frequency database for the Syrian population living in Turkey in order to obtain population data of 12 RM Y-STRs. A total of 80 unrelated males from the Syrian population living in Turkey were typed with 12 RM Y-STRs loci: DYF387S1, DYF399S1, DYF404S1, DYS449, DYS518, DYS526a/b, DYS547, DYS570, DYS576, DYS612, DYS626 and DYS627. The highest GD was observed for the locus DYF399S1 (0.91), followed by loci DYS449 (0.86) and DYS518 (0.83). RM Y-STR haplotype diversity was found 1.00 in these samples. Based on the results of this study, the RM YSTR loci showed remarkable haplotype resolution power in the Syrian population, high genetic diversity and, therefore, demonstrating their usefulness in forensic identi?cation cases. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.Firat University Scientific Research Projects Management Unit: TSA-2018-7850This work was supported by a grant from the Cukurova University Scientific Research Project Support Unit ( TSA-2018-7850 )

Homicide in Adana, Turkey - A 5-year review

WOS: 000229489400008PubMed ID: 15894847Violence is a significant public health problem. Thus, so as to prevent this problem, homicide, the severest form of violence depriving a human being of his right to live, deserves a detailed examination. This study is a retrospective research examining the 2951 cases of medicolegal autopsies in Adana during a period of 5 years (1997-2001). Among these cases, 620, which were determined to be homicidal, were taken into the scope of this study. The cases were examined with respect to sex, age groups, the method used during the act of homicide, the number and the localization of the wounds on the body. A total of 620 (21%) of the medicolegal autopsies conducted within this period were homicides. Of these cases, 515 (83.06%) were male and 105 (16.94%) female, and the rate of the males to females was 4.9; 72.74% of the victims were between the ages of 21 and 50. It was seen that 54.83% of the homicides involved firearms, while 35.16% of the victims were stabbed to death with a Cutting object. It was also determined that the victims suffered a single wound in 47.35% of firearm-related Murders and 29.35% of stabbings resulted in death. Alcohol was found in the blood of 7.58% of the homicide victims. while none had any illicit drugs

Apoptosis in the traumatic and degenerative tears of human meniscus

PubMedID: 18446320The apoptotic bodies were observed aging in osteoarthritic cartilage and meniscus but there is still a lack of knowledge in the literature about the relationship between meniscal injury and apoptosis. The aim of this study is to investigate the apoptotic changes on meniscal tears caused by degeneration and trauma. Thirty-eight specimens of human meniscal tissues harvested from cadavers and patients were selected from groups below the age of 40. There were 14 normal meniscal tissues from cadavers in the control group. There were 24 meniscal tissues harvested from patients who had had arthroscopic operations for meniscal tear due to degeneration or trauma. The torn meniscal samples were divided into two groups according to their etiologies, either degenerative or traumatic. Apoptotic cells were investigated in each of the three groups in the histopathological examination. There was statistically significant difference among the groups according to apoptotic index (p 0.001). This study indicates that an increase in the amount of apoptosis appeared to have a close relationship with meniscal tear caused by either trauma or degenerative changes. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.Acknowledgment The authors acknowledge the support of the Medical Research Council of Baskent University and thank Mrs. Nesrin Ekeroglu for excellent technical assistance in conducting the patient’s survey

Sexual abuse in a classroom of ten male students: A group victimization

PubMedID: 22994692The term professional perpetrator is used to describe individuals who commit sexual abuse in the capacity of a position of trust such as a teacher, household member, or employer. There is an increasing body of evidence focusing on educator sexual abuse in the school environment. However, data are limited about this topic. The aim of this paper is to present the rare occurrence of the case of a male teacher in Turkey who sexually abused his students in an elementary school. Although it is unknown which populations are most vulnerable to sexual abuse, in Turkey we think that the indigenous population is at risk. Abuse cases are not logged into the criminal justice system because the majority of abuse allegations are ignored or disbelieved by families. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC

Deaths due to corrosive ingestion: A 10-year retrospective study

Objectives: Evaluation of the substances used, macroscopic and microscopic autopsy findings, and the manner of corrosive ingestion deaths in Istanbul are aimed in this study. Methods: The autopsy records of the corrosive ingestion cases in Istanbul, Turkey, between 1992 and 2001 are investigated in our retrospective descriptive study. Results: The cause of death was determined as "corrosive injury" in 23 (0.089%) cases among 25,763 autopsy cases. Among these cases one was in the child age group and the corrosive substance ingestion was accidental, whereas all the other cases were adults and the ingestion was for suicidal intent. Sixteen (69.6%) of the cases were female. Nitric acid was the most frequent agent with 13 cases (56.5%). Necrosis of esophagus was determined in 19 cases (82.6%) and perforation of stomach in 11 cases (47.8%). Conclusion: Guidance and education are important tools for prevention from corrosive injuries, but we believe that the best weapon is to restrict easy access to corrosive agents by prohibiting the free commercialization of these most potent agents. Copyright © Informa Healthcare