Citation

Sklerov JH, Cox DE, Moore KA, Levine B, Fowler D. J. Anal. Toxicol. 2006; 30(5): 331-334.

Affiliation

Division of Forensic Toxicology, Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, 1413 Research Blvd., Bldg. 102, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Preston Publications)

DOI

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PMID

16839471

Abstract

The case of a 57-year-old white female who was found deceased at home by her husband is presented. A suicide note was found at the scene. No remarkable findings were observed at autopsy. Comprehensive toxicological analysis of the heart blood identified ethanol (0.16 g/dL), diazepam (1.1 mg/L), and tizanidine (2.3 mg/L). Blood concentrations of tizanidine following therapeutic use do not exceed 0.025 mg/L. The medical examiner ruled that the cause of death was combined ethanol and multiple drug intoxication, and the manner of death was suicide.

Language: en