The Medico-Legal Aspects of Non-Traumatic Subdural Haemorrhage

Abstract

In this case study, we describe a case of a subdural haemorrhage in an acutely severe asthmatic patient in a suspicious circumstance. A woman in her early 40s came to the emergency department with an acute asthmatic exacerbation. The autopsy showed subdural hemorrhage in the parieto-temporal area and slightly congested, overinflated lungs with mucus plugs and a thickened bronchiolar wall. This case report emphasizes the medicolegal aspect of the presence of subdural haemorrhage in an asthmatic patient who died in a suspicious circumstance.

Keywords

• forensic science
• forensic pathology
• autopsy
• asthma
• subdural haemorrhage